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          Boiardo spent much of his childhood at Ferrara, and served the dukes of Este.!

          Matteo Maria Boiardo

          Matteo Maria Boiardo (,[1]Italian:[matˈtɛːomaˈriːaboˈjardo]; 1440 – 19/20 December 1494) was an Italian Renaissancepoet, best known for his epic poem Orlando innamorato.

          The eldest of five children, Matteo Maria Boiardo was born to Giovanni Boiardo and Lucia Strozzi in Scandiano under the sign of Gemini, as he notes in one of.

        1. The eldest of five children, Matteo Maria Boiardo was born to Giovanni Boiardo and Lucia Strozzi in Scandiano under the sign of Gemini, as he notes in one of.
        2. Matteo Maria Boiardo was born at Scandiano near Reggio Emilia.
        3. Boiardo spent much of his childhood at Ferrara, and served the dukes of Este.
        4. Matteo Maria Boiardo (), the son of Giovanni di Feltrino and Lucia Strozzi, ranked as a member of the nobility as Count of Scandiano, his birthplace.
        5. A guide to Matteo Maria Boiardo: biography, bibliography, reviews, best books.

          6. Early life

          Boiardo was born in 1440,[2] at or near, Scandiano (today's province of Reggio Emilia); the son of Giovanni di Feltrino and Lucia Strozzi, he was of noble lineage, ranking as Count of Scandiano, with seignorial power over Arceto, Casalgrande, Gesso, and Torricella.

          Boiardo was an ideal example of a gifted and accomplished courtier, possessing both a gallant heart and deep humanistic learning.

          At an early age he entered the University of Ferrara, where he acquired a good knowledge of Greek and Latin, and even of the Oriental languages.

          He was in due time admitted doctor in philosophy and in law.[3]

          Career

          Up to the year of his marriage to Taddea Gonzaga, the daughter of the Count of Novellara (1472), he had rece