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==Infancy==
His other brothers were Hugh [[Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara|Leonello]] (1407–1450) and [[Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|Borso]] (1413–1471), both future rulers of Ferrara.
Although he was illegitimate, he was destined to succeed his father as Nicholò's eldest son, and spent a life of luxury and significant expenditure more than his younger siblings.<ref>http://www.bper.it/gruppobper/incontri/archivio/pdf_72/20_22_Trenti.pdf</ref>
==The Fatal Relationship==
In 1424, during a trip with his stepmother, they developed an improper relationship that went on even when the two returned to Ferrara. The places where they could meet undisturbed were the [[Delizie estensi|delizie di Belfiore, Fossadalbero e Quartesana]].<ref>http://www.parente.fe.it/maria_teresa_mistri/ferrara/fatti_miracoli_leggende/ugo_e_parisina.htm</ref> <ref name="trionfi1">http://trionfi.com/0/d/13/index.php</ref> Other sources report a different beginneing to the affair: to escape the plague of 1423, they took refuge in the [[castello di Fossadalbero]] and there in the small castle their relationship was born.<ref>http://www.comune.rimini.it/servizi/citta/storia_di_rimini/-donne_di_rimini/pagina44.html</ref>
Other sources report a different meeting between the two: to escape the plague of 1423, they took refuge in the [[castello di Fossadalbero]] she was accompanied by her stepson, and there in the small castle their relationship was born.<ref>http://www.comune.rimini.it/servizi/citta/storia_di_rimini/-donne_di_rimini/pagina44.html</ref>
A maid reported the affair to Nicholò, who spied on the lovers and had them imprisoned in the castle where they were sentenced to death by decapitation.<ref>http://www.comune.rimini.it/servizi/citta/storia_di_rimini/-donne_di_rimini/pagina44.html</ref>
After Hugh's death, his younger brother [[LeonardLeonello d'Este]], also a sonMarquis of StellaFerrara|Leonello]], succeeded his father.<ref>http://www.storiaviva.it/arruolamento_compagnia_di_san_pietro/lionello_d_este_350.htm</ref> also a son of Stella, succeeded his father. Another younger brother, [[Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|Borso]], also later became ruler of Ferrara.
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