Beatrice d'Este (1268–1334)
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This article is about the wife of Nino Visconti and Galeazzo Visconti, mentioned in Dante Alighieri's Purgatorio. For other women with this name, see Beatrice d'Este (disambiguation).
Beatrice d’Este (Ferrara, 1268 - Milan, 15 September 1334) was an Italian noblewoman, now primarily known for Dante Alighieri's allusion to her in Purgatorio, the second canticle of the Divine Comedy. Through her first marriage to Nino Visconti, she was judge (giudichessa) of Gallura, and through her second marriage to Galeazzo I Visconti, following Nino’s death, lady of Milan.