Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto (died 1533) was born in Reggio Emilia on 8 September 1474, the son of Niccolò Ariosto. He first studied law, against his inclination, before obtaining permission to devote himself to letters. The eldest of ten children, he took charge of the family's affairs from 1500. He served Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, who paid him badly, then, after he had refused to follow him to Hungary, Duke Alfonso, who made him governor of the Garfagnana, a mountain province overrun by bandits. He also wrote comedies. He died in Ferrara on 6 July 1533.

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