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1533 – 1597Alfonso II d'Este (1533-1597)Died 27 October 1597, aged 63Alfonso II was the fifth and last Duke of Ferrara of the Este line, a celebrated Renaissance patron who hosted Torquato Tasso at his court. His death without a legitimate heir triggered a succession crisis, and Pope Clement VIII moved to annex Ferrara directly into the Papal States. The Este family retained only their duchies of Modena and Reggio.