Guidantonio da Montefeltro

Guidantonio da Montefeltro (* 1378, † February 21, 1443 ) after the death of his father Antonio II da Montefeltro in 1404 " Signore d' Urbino ".

Life

Three weeks after the death of his father appointed him as Pope Boniface IX. against the payment of 12,000 florins to the papal vicar. He fought as condottieri for various Italian states. In 1409 he was Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples Stable, 1412, he fought for the anti-pope John XXIII. and was instituted by Pope Gregory XII. banned. He took the opportunity to Assisi to conquer. The relationship to the Pope improved when in 1417 the Bishop of Urbino was chosen as Martin V. Pope. He appointed Guidantonio 1419 gonfaloniere and Duke of Spoleto. In January 1424 he was commander for Venice, Florence 1430. After his death, in 1443, he was buried in the church of San Donato in Urbino. As lord of Urbino was succeeded by his son Oddantonio.

Family

Guidantonio first marriage with Rengarda Malatesta († 1423 ), daughter of Galeotto Roberto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, remained childless. He married on January 23, 1424 Caterina Colonna († 1438 ), daughter of Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna of the brother of Pope Martin V.. The couple had four children.

Illegitimate offspring: