Biography
Francesco III d'Este, Duca di Modena, was born 2 July 1698 in Ducal Palace, Modena, Italy to Rinaldo d'Este (1655-1737) and Charlotte Felicitas von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1671-1710) and died 22 February 1780 Varese, Italy of unspecified causes. He married Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans (1700-1761) 12 February 1720 in Tuileries, Paris, France.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alfonso of Este (1723-1725) | |||
| Francesco Constantino of Este (1724-1725) | |||
| Maria Teresa of Este (1726-1754) | 26 October 1726 Modena, Italy | 30 April 1754 Ramboillet, France | Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon (1725-1793) |
| Ercole Rinaldo of Este (1727-1803) | 22 November 1727 Modena, Italy | 24 October 1803 Treviso, Italy | Maria Teresa Cibo (1721-1790) Chiara Marini (-1800) |
| Matilde of Este (1729-1803) | |||
| Beatrice of Este (1731-1736) | |||
| Maria Fortunata of Este (1734-1803) | |||
| Benedetto Filippo of Este (1736-1751) | |||
| Maria Elisabetta of Este (1741-1774) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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