About Ippolito II d'Este

Ippolito (II) d'Este was an Italian cardinal and statesman. He was a member of the House of Este, and nephew of the other Ippolito d'Este, also a cardinal. He despoiled the then 1,400-year-old Hadrian's Villa, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, removing marbles and statues from it to decorate his own villa, the Villa d'Este.

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Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, archbishop, patron of the arts

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Ippolito II d'Este

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