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- Capital
- Modena
- Common languages
- Latin (until 17th century) Italian (from 18th century) Emilian
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Government
- Duchy
- 1452 1471
- Borso d'Este (first)
- 1846 1859
- Francesco V (last)
- Historical era
- Early modern era
- 1846 estimate
- 238,000
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- Duchy of Modena and Reggio
- inception
- 1452-00-00
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The Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Italian: Ducato di Modena e Reggio; Latin: Ducatus Mutinae et Regii; Emilian: Duchêt ed Mòdna e Rèz) was an Italian state created in 1452 located in Northwestern Italy, in the present-day region of Emilia-Romagna. It was ruled since its establishment by the noble House of Este, and from 1814 by the Austria-Este branch of the family. The Este dynasty was a great sponsor of the arts, making the Duchy a cultural reference during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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