The Duchy of Urbino is a former sovereign state of northern Italy.

The first lords of Urbino were the Montefeltro, who obtained the title of counts by Emperor Frederick II in 1213. The first Duke was Oddantonio, who received the title by Pope Eugene IV in 1443. The duchy's territories occupied grossly the northern part of the modern region of Marche: they were bordered by the Adriatic Sea at east, the Republic of Florence at west and by the Papal States southwards. Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. ... Oddantonio da Montefeltro (1428 - July 22, 1444) was the first duke of Urbino in Italy. ... Eugenius IV, né Gabriel Condulmer (1383 - February 23, 1447) was pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ... Events Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II. Births January 27 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) February 23 - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490) May 17 - Edmund... // The Marche (plural, originally le marche de Ancona = the Marches of Ancona) are a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna north, Tuscany to the north-west, Umbria to west, Abruzzo and Latium to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... Map of the Papal States. ...

In 1523 the capital was moved to Pesaro. After the short rule by Cesare Borgia in 1502-08, the dukedom went to the Della Rovere papal family, who held it until 1625, when Pope Eugene IV annexed to the Papal States as Legazione del Ducato di Urbino (later Legazione di Urbino). Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. ... Cesare Borgia. ... The Italian della Rovere family of the Renaissance supplied two popes: Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV, 1471-1484 Juliano della Rovere, Pope Julius II, 1503-1513 ... Eugenius IV, né Gabriel Condulmer (1383 - February 23, 1447) was pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ... A papal Legate, from the Decretals of Boniface VIII (1294 to 1303). ...

List of lords and Dukes of Urbino

Montefeltro, counts of Urbino

• 1234-1241 : Buonconte da Montefeltro
• 1241-1255: Montefeltrino da Montefeltro
• 1255-1285: Guido da Montefeltro (died 1298)
• 1285-1304: Papal rule
• 1296-1322: Federico I da Montefeltro
• 1322-1360: Guido II, Galasso and Nolfo da Montefeltro
  • 1322-1324: Papal rule
• 1360-1363: Federico II da Montefeltro
• 1363-1404: Antonio da Montefeltro
  • 1369-1375: Papal rule
• 1404-1443: Guidantonio da Montefeltro

Guido da Montefeltro (c. ... Fedrico da Montefeltro painted by Piero della Francesca Federico da Montefeltro (1422–1482) was one of the most successful condottieri of the Italian Renaissance, a fighter for hire who created one of the great libraries, perhaps the largest of Italy after the Vatican, with his own team of scribes... Guidantonio da Montefeltro (1377 - February, 1443) was count of Urbino in Italy from 1403 until his death. ...

Montefeltro, Dukes of Urbino

• 1443-1444: Oddantonio da Montefeltro, first Duke of Urbino
• 1444-1482: Federico III da Montefeltro
• 1482-1508: Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
  • 1502-1506: Cesare Borgia has effective control

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della Rovere, Dukes of Urbino

• 1508-1516: Francesco Maria I della Rovere
• 1516-1519: Lorenzo II de' Medici (part of 1517, Francesco Maria I della Rovere restored)
• 1508-1516: Francesco Maria I della Rovere
• 1539-1574: Guidobaldo II della Rovere
• 1574-1621: Francesco Maria II della Rovere (died 1631, resigned authority in 1624)
• 1621-1623: Federico Ubaldo della Rovere
• 1623-1631: Francesco Maria II della Rovere
  • 1625-: to the Papal States

Francesco Maria I della Rovere (March 22, 1490 - October 20, 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 until 1538. ... Lorenzo di Piero de Medici (September 9, 1492 - May 4, 1519), Duke of Urbino, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent; he was ruler of Florence from 1513 to his untimely death in 1519. ... Francesco Maria I della Rovere (March 22, 1490 - October 20, 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 until 1538. ... Map of the Papal States. ...

See also

• History of Urbino
• Pesaro
• Federico II da Montefeltro
• Historical States of Italy
• Holy Roman Empire

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Sources

• Franceschini, G. (1970), I Montefeltro . Milan.
• Ugolini, F. (1859), Storia dei conti e duchi d'Urbino . Florence.