Isotta degli Atti
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Isotta degli Atti
was an Italian Renaissance woman, who was the mistress and later wife of the condottiero and lord of Rimini
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
She was born in Rimini
, the daughter of Francesco degli Atti, a wealthy wool trader and banker. She was noticed by Sigismondo Malatesta at the age of 12 or 13, in the period when his nearby residence was being restored and the lord of Rimini was a guest of Francesco. As early as 1447 Sigismondo and Isotta had perhaps a son, Giovanni, who died as a newborn; he was buried in the Malatesta church of San Francesco
. Their relationship became public only in 1449, after the death of Sigismondo's second wife, Polissena. The two married in 1456.
During the period in which Sigismondo Pandolfo had been excommunicated by Pope Pius II, Isotta governor Rimini on his behalf. After his husband's death (1468), she acted as regent for her son Sallustio. The latter was assassinated the following year by Roberto Malatesta
, an illegitimate son of Sigismondo Pandolfo, who took the control of Rimini. She died in 1474 and was buried in the church of San Francesco.
She was featured in Ezra Pound
's Cantos.
was an Italian Renaissance woman, who was the mistress and later wife of the condottiero and lord of Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
She was born in Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
, the daughter of Francesco degli Atti, a wealthy wool trader and banker. She was noticed by Sigismondo Malatesta at the age of 12 or 13, in the period when his nearby residence was being restored and the lord of Rimini was a guest of Francesco. As early as 1447 Sigismondo and Isotta had perhaps a son, Giovanni, who died as a newborn; he was buried in the Malatesta church of San Francesco
Tempio Malatestiano
The Tempio Malatestiano is the cathedral church of Rimini, Italy. Officially named for St. Francis, it takes the popular name from Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, who commissioned its reconstruction by the famous Renaissance theorist and architect Leon Battista Alberti around 1450.-History:San...
. Their relationship became public only in 1449, after the death of Sigismondo's second wife, Polissena. The two married in 1456.
During the period in which Sigismondo Pandolfo had been excommunicated by Pope Pius II, Isotta governor Rimini on his behalf. After his husband's death (1468), she acted as regent for her son Sallustio. The latter was assassinated the following year by Roberto Malatesta
Roberto Malatesta
Roberto Malatesta was an Italian condottiero and lord of Rimini, a member of the House of Malatesta.-Biography:...
, an illegitimate son of Sigismondo Pandolfo, who took the control of Rimini. She died in 1474 and was buried in the church of San Francesco.
She was featured in Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic and a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry...
's Cantos.