Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino
About Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
Lived 1472 – 1508 (aged 36). Guidobaldo da Montefeltro was a condottiero and military leader.
Guidobaldo (or Guido Ubaldo) da Montefeltro (25 January 1472 – 10 April 1508), also known as Guidobaldo I, was an Italian condottiero and the Duke of Urbino from 1482 to 1508.
Biography Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro with His Son Guidobaldo (c. 1475), by Justus van Gent or/and Pedro Berruguete Born in Gubbio, he succeeded his father Federico da Montefeltro as Duke of Urbino in 1482.
Guidobaldo married Elisabetta Gonzaga, the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Guidobaldo was impotent, and they had no children, but Elisabetta refused to divorce him. Guidobaldo eventually was forced to flee Urbino in 1502 to escape the armies of Cesare Borgia, but returned after the death of Cesare Borgia's father, Pope Alexander VI, in 1503.
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Who was Guidobaldo da Montefeltro?
Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino
When was Guidobaldo da Montefeltro born?
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro was born on 17 January 1472 in Gubbio.
When did Guidobaldo da Montefeltro die?
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro died on 10 April 1508 in Fossombrone.
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Guidobaldo da Montefeltro was a condottiero and military leader.
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