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During his reign (1471ā1505), Ercole I dāEste continued the tradition of his dynasty by providing patronage to prominent literary figures. Specifically, he appointed the poet Matteo Boiardo to serve as his minister and extended his favor to the poet Ludovico Ariosto.1