shape. In the last days of his reign, the Duchy suffered heavily from the presence of Imperial troops, who were fighting in the dispute between Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and France. Family Ranuccio II was married three times: On 29 April 1660, Ranuccio married firstly Marguerite Yolande of Savoy (b. 15 November 1635 – d. 29 April 1663), a daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France. They had two children: On 18 February 1664 Ranuccio married secondly Isabella d'Este of Modena (b. 3 October 1635 – d. 17 August 1666), a daughter of Francesco I d'Este and his cousin. They had three children: On 1 January 1668 he married Maria d'Este of Modena, (b. 8 December 1644 – d. 20 August 1684), his second wife's sister. They had nine children: Ancestry References https://web.archive.org/web/20050204142743/http://www.comune.piacenza.it/english/history/Ifarnese.htm (Retrieved January 23, 2005) http://www.italycyberguide.com/History/factspersons/wxyz.htm (Retrieved January 23, 2005) http://page.freett.com/mako_vl/name/hausf.html (Retrieved January 23, 2005) Ranuccio Ranuccio 17th-century Italian nobility Ranuccio 1630 births 1694 deaths Burials at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata