Matteo Maria Boiardo

Matteo Maria Boiardo (died 1494), born in Scandiano, son of Count Giovanni Boiardo and Lucia Strozzi, received a humanist education in Ferrara. He served the Este dukes all his life, Borso and then Ercole I, and governed Modena and Reggio for them. He wrote a love canzoniere and Latin poems, and translated ancient authors. He died in Reggio in December 1494, during the descent of Charles VIII's armies into Italy.

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• EpicOrlando in LoveOrlando innamoratoMatteo Maria Boiardo · 1483LiteraturePublic domain