Person
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
Maria Beatrice d'Este (1750–1829) was heiress of the Duchy of Massa and Carrara through her mother, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, and of the Este dukes of Modena through her father. In 1771 she married Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, founding the House of Austria-Este. Restored to Massa in 1814 after Napoleonic rule, she left it on her death to her son Francis IV.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maria-beatrice-d-este-duchess-of-massa
- MLA
- “Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maria-beatrice-d-este-duchess-of-massa. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maria-beatrice-d-este-duchess-of-massa.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maria-beatrice-d-este-duchess-of-massa (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻