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Lucrezia d'Este, who contested Cesare's inheritance. To complicate matters, Pope Clement VIII (r. 1592-1605) seized the city of Ferrara and sent his nephew, Pietro Aldobrandini, who had become a cardinal in 1593, to occupy the palace, which he did in 1598. Ultimately, Anna d'Este won her suit, and transferred her share of Alfonso II's property to Cardinal Aldobrandini, while Lucrezia d'Este died before

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