Count Galeazzo Tassoni Estense Lord of Castelvecchio, founder of the second line of Tassoni Estense, Lieutenant of the french armies of the Duke of Ferrara, Ambassador of Duke Alfonso I to the king of France and to the Emperor, Governor of the County of Gisors in France and of Reggio, "giudice dei savi" in Ferrara, +1560; m.Lucrezia, dau.of knight Alberto Petrati from Ferrara by Bianca Marocelli from Ferrara; They had issue:

• A1. Count Ippolito, Lord of Castelvecchio, Majordomo of Duke Alfonso II of Ferrara, his Ambassador to King of Poland and of France, Governor of Carpi; m.Paola, dau.of Antonio Viviani from Ferrara
  • B1. Count Giulio, Count of Castelvecchio 1598, Ambassador to France of Duke Alfonso II of Ferrara, Majordomo of Duke Cesar I of Modena, Governor of Carpi Minister of Finances of Granduke of Florence, +1616; 1m: 1580 Countess Violante, dau.of Count Baldassarre Machiavelli lord of Bottrighe by Countess Beatrice Provaglio from Brescia; 2m: Ippolita de Priori from Carpi; 3m: Elena del Vigna from Florence
    • C1. [1m.] Ippolito, 1st Marquess of Salasco 1622, Marquess of Castelvecchio Captain in the Flanders, Governor of Garfagnana, and Reggio, Counsellor and General of Francesco I Duke of Modena and his Ambassador to the King of Spain, the Pope and Venice, *1581, +1649; m.Countess Laura, dau.of Alfonso Romei Count of Bergantino by Barbara del Monte from Ferrara
      • D1. Giuseppe, 2nd Marquess of Salasco, Marquess of Castelvecchio, *1631, +1653
      • D2. Ercole, 3rd Marquess of Salasco, Marquess of Castelvecchio, *1638, +1673; m.Maria Domenica, dau.of Luca Antonio Grotto from Adria by Lucia Fasuol; for his issue see HERE
      • D3. Barbara, +1666; m.Count Giulio Sacrati Marquess of San Valentino
    • C2. [1m.] Margherita; m.Alessandro Rossetti Count of Valdalbero
    • C3. [1m.] Chiara a nun
    • C4. Paola; m.Count Gerolamo Novara from Ferrara
    • C5. [2m.] Count Francesco, +1634; m.Elisabetta Pasti
      • D1. Count Giuseppe, +1647
      • D2. Count Nicolò, Lord of Vignolo, Butler and Ambassador of Queen Cristina of Sweden, served also King Louis XIV of France, +1689; m.Countess Teresa, dau.of Count Lodovico Chieppio from Mantua by Francesca Bra from Verona, widow of Count Federico Facipecora Pavesi
      • D3. Violante, a nun
    • C6. [2m.] Count Giovanni Battista, Arcipriest of the Cathedral of Ferrara, *1598, +1653
    • C7. [3m.] Count Vincenzo, +1643; m.Lucrezia Mattioli
      • D1. Count Giulio Cesare, +1644
      • D2. Count Ippolito, +1645
      • D3. Lucrezia, a nun
    • C8. [3m.] Count Ferrante, +1663
    • C9. [3m.] Count Carlo, a Captain, +1647
    • C10. [3m.] Violante, a nun
    • C11. [3m.] Count Cosmo, +1690; m.Countess Margherita Giraldi from Ferrara
      • D1. Count Giulio
      • D2. Count Carlo, +1713; 1m: Countess Anna Cicognara from Ferrara widow of Marquess Carlo Fiaschi; 2m: Countess Paola, dau.of Count Lodovico de Lazara from Padova
        • E1. Barbara, *1712; m.Count Domenico Borini from Padova
        • E2. [illegitimate] Margherita, a nun
      • D3. Count Giuseppe, +1710; m.Countess Laura, dau.of Bartolomeo Cantelli Count of Rubbiano by Geltrude Palmia from Parma
        • E1. Elena, *1711 a nun
        • E2. Giulia, *1711; m.1729 Marquess Vincenzo Bianchi from Mantova
      • D4. Count Ferrante Francesco, +1667
      • D5. Count Francesco
      • D6. Giulia a nun
      • D7. Count Ercole
  • B2. Count Galeazzo, Count of Castelvecchio, Captain of the Duke of Ferrara, +1634
    • C1. [illegitimate] Pompeo
    • C2. [illegitimate] Ginevra, a nun
  • B3. Beatrice; m.1585 Camillo Rondinelli Count of Canossa from Ferrara
  • B4. Lucia; m.Count Alfonso Miroglio from Ferrara
• A2. Ippolita; m.1559 Ippolito Turchi Count of Ariano and Crespino

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