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How did Alberto V dāEste help establish the University of Ferrara?
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Alberto V dāEste, who reigned as lord of Ferrara from 1388 to 1393, was responsible for the establishment of the University of Ferrara. He successfully secured the founding of the institution in 1391 by obtaining a concession from Pope Boniface IX.1