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What happened to Ugo dâEste and Parisina Malatesta?
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Ugo dâEste and Parisina Malatesta were the son and the second wife, respectively, of the Ferrarese ruler Nicolò III dâEste. During his reign, Nicolò III discovered that Ugo and Parisina were involved in an adulterous relationship. As a result of this discovery, Nicolò III had both of them beheaded.1