Introduction: "Isabella d'Este, granddaughter and niece of Aragonese kings, daughter and sister of dukes of Ferrara, wife and mother of Gonzaga marquises" -- A child in Ferrara -- Wife and consort -- Always an Este -- Patron and collector -- The first lady -- The traveller -- The dowager.
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"Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539), is one of the most studied figures of Renaissance Italy, as an epitome of Renaissance court culture, and as a woman having an unusually prominent role in the politics of her day. This biography provides a rounded account of the full range of her activities and interests, from her childhood to her final years as a dowager and considers Isabella d'Este not as an icon but as a woman of her time and place in the world"--