When his father died, Ludovico set a policy of friendship with the nearby Milan and their rulers, the House of Visconti. He married Alda, daughter of Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara.
After his father died, Ludovico adopted a policy of friendly relations with the nearby Milanese and their ruling family, the House of Visconti. He married Alda, the daughter of Obizzo III d'Este, who was the Marquis of Ferrara.