Background
She was the third daughter of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and his wife Renée of France, the second daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany.
Duke of Ferrara Duchess of Urbino
She was the third daughter of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and his wife Renée of France, the second daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany.
The marriage lasted eight years and the wide age-gap made it an unhappy one. However, Lucrezia began a new affair with count Luigi Montecuccoli. In 1578 she and Francesco were granted a separation but not an annulment - Lucrezia returned to Ferrara.