When this city was shaken by a namesake series of earthquakes in 1570, its last independent ruler called in a group of scientists to hold a council on seismology.
When this city was shaken by a namesake series of earthquakes in 1570, its last independent ruler called in a group of scientists to hold a council on seismology. One ruler of this city was known as "the North Wind" and "the Diamond" due to his icy personality. A war named for this city ended with the Treaty of Bagnolo, by which this city lost Rovigo to an alliance formed by Sixtus IV. This city, which lost the Salt War, was led by a man who allied with France to win the Battle of Ravenna. A duke of this city made it a founding member of the League of Cambrai and was attacked at PolesellaÂ—that duke was the last person to marry Lucrezia Borgia. He was also the son of this city's duke Ercole I. The Council of Basel was transferred to this city in 1437 by Pope Eugenius IV. For 10 points, name this city led during the Renaissance by the d'Este family, which is hyphenated in the name of an ecumenical council with Florence.
When this city was shaken by a namesake series of earthquakes in 1570, its last independent ruler called in a group of scientists to hold a council on seismology.
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