Her cousin James Francis Edward Stuart, then the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, paid a visit to Modena in March 1717. He quickly fell in love with Benedetta and asked her to marry him.[1] However, their union was seen as an undesirable entanglement by Rinaldo, who wanted to maintain good relations with George I.[2] Rinaldo first insisted that the betrothal remain secret, and then definitively refused his consent to it in September 1717, while James was living in Urbino.[3]
After the death of her father in 1737, her brother Francesco succeeded him as Duke of Modena. While her brother was fighting in the Russo-Turkish War, Benedetta and her younger sister Amalia assumed the regency of the duchies.
Benedetta never married and had no children. She died on 16 September 1777 at Modena at the age of 80.
Bevan, Bryan (1967). King James the Third of England: A Study of Kingship in Exile. London: Robert Hale.
Rocca, Emilio Nasalli (1969). I Farnese. Dell'Oglio Editore.
March 13, 2024
princess, benedetta, este, benedetta, maria, ernestina, este, august, 1697, september, 1777, noblewoman, princess, duchy, modena, reggio, benedetta, esteprincess, modena, reggioportrait, rosalba, carriera, 1723, born, 1697, august, 1697palazzo, ducale, modenad. Benedetta Maria Ernestina d Este 18 August 1697 17 September 1777 was a noblewoman and princess of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio Benedetta d EstePrincess of Modena and ReggioPortrait by Rosalba Carriera 1723 Born 1697 08 18 18 August 1697Palazzo Ducale ModenaDied17 September 1777 1777 09 17 aged 80 Sassuolo ModenaBurialSan Vincenzo ModenaNamesBenedetta Maria Ernestina d EsteFatherRinaldo d EsteMotherDuchess Charlotte of Brunswick LuneburgReligionRoman CatholicismBiography editShe was the first child and eldest daughter of Duke Rinaldo d Este and Duchess Charlotte of Brunswick Luneburg daughter of the Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg Her parents marriage had required papal dispensation because of the close interrelationships of the ducal families of Brunswick and Modena She was given the name Benedetta blessed after her maternal grandmother Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate Her cousin James Francis Edward Stuart then the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England Scotland and Ireland paid a visit to Modena in March 1717 He quickly fell in love with Benedetta and asked her to marry him 1 However their union was seen as an undesirable entanglement by Rinaldo who wanted to maintain good relations with George I 2 Rinaldo first insisted that the betrothal remain secret and then definitively refused his consent to it in September 1717 while James was living in Urbino 3 After the death of her father in 1737 her brother Francesco succeeded him as Duke of Modena While her brother was fighting in the Russo Turkish War Benedetta and her younger sister Amalia assumed the regency of the duchies Benedetta never married and had no children She died on 16 September 1777 at Modena at the age of 80 Notes edit Bevan 1967 pp 98 99 Bevan 1967 p 99 Bevan 1967 pp 99 103 References editBevan Bryan 1967 King James the Third of England A Study of Kingship in Exile London Robert Hale Rocca Emilio Nasalli 1969 I Farnese Dell Oglio Editore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Benedetta d 27Este amp oldid 1152718847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
