Beatrice d'Este was a 13th-century Benedictine nun born in Ferrara to Azzo VI and Sophia Eleanor. After being celebrated in the poetic songs of the troubadour Rambertino Buvalelli, she entered religious life at the age of fourteen. She eventually established a religious house in Gemmola at an abandoned monastery site. Her life was documented in medieval texts that were rediscovered in the eighteenth century, providing insight into her transition from a noblewoman to a religious founder.