Pandolfo I Malatesta
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Pandolfo I Malatesta son of Malatesta da Verucchio
, was an Italian
condottiero and Lord of Rimini
from 1317.
In 1304, at the death of Pope Boniface VIII
, he captured Pesaro
, Fano
, Senigallia
and Fossombrone
, which he lost and recovered in the following years.
In 1317 he became lord of Rimini
and head of the Malatesta
family at the death of his brother, Malatestino dell'Occhio.
In 1321 he was capitano generale (supreme commander) of the Papal States against the Ghibellines and the Montefeltro
of Urbino
.
Pandolfo I had two sons - Malatesta II
and Galeotto I
.
At his death in 1326, there was a struggle for succession between his eldest son, Malatesta II
and his nephew Ferrantino
(son of Malatestino). A partition was reached by which Malatesta II succeeded in Pesaro
and Ferrantino in Rimini
.
Malatesta da Verucchio
Malatesta da Verucchio was the founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero. He was born in Verucchio....
, was an Italian
Italy
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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...
from 1317.
In 1304, at the death of Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
, he captured Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
, Fano
Fano
Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 km southeast of Pesaro, located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea...
, Senigallia
Senigallia
Senigallia is a comune and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast, 25 km by rail north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona....
and Fossombrone
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino .-History:The ancient Roman colony of Forum Sempronii took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus....
, which he lost and recovered in the following years.
In 1317 he became 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...
and head of the Malatesta
House of Malatesta
The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as other lands and towns in Romagna.Malatesta da Verucchio The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and...
family at the death of his brother, Malatestino dell'Occhio.
In 1321 he was capitano generale (supreme commander) of the Papal States against the Ghibellines and the Montefeltro
Montefeltro
thumb|Coat of Arms of the Montefeltro family.Montefeltro is the name of an historical Italian family who ruled Urbino and Rimini.The family's reign began in 1267 when Buonconte I da Montefeltro was elected podestà of Urbino...
of Urbino
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
.
Pandolfo I had two sons - Malatesta II
Malatesta II Malatesta
Malatesta II Malatesta, best known as Guastafamiglia was an Italian condottiero and lord of Rimini.-Biography:...
and Galeotto I
Galeotto I Malatesta
Galeotto I Malatesta was an Italian condottiero, who was lord of Rimini, Fano, Ascoli Piceno, Cesena and Fossombrone.-Biography:Born in Rimini, he the son of Pandolfo I Malatesta and the brother of Malatesta II Malatesta. In 1333 he was captured while besieging Ferrara, but was soon freed and...
.
At his death in 1326, there was a struggle for succession between his eldest son, Malatesta II
Malatesta II Malatesta
Malatesta II Malatesta, best known as Guastafamiglia was an Italian condottiero and lord of Rimini.-Biography:...
and his nephew Ferrantino
Ferrantino Malatesta
Ferrantino Malatesta was a lord of Rimini and several other lands in northern Italy, a member of the Malatesta family....
(son of Malatestino). A partition was reached by which Malatesta II succeeded in Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
and Ferrantino 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...
.