Andrea Malatesta

Andrea Malatesta (30 November 1373 – 20 September 1416

Italian condottiero, a member of the Malatesta family of Romagna. He is also known as Malatesta da Cesena, a city he had inherited in 1385 from his father, Galeotto, together with Cervia and Bertinoro. In 1388 he was also recognized lord of Fossombrone

.

In 1397 he fought for the

Biordo dei Michelotti; Biordo hired him for some operations in the Val Nocera

.

In 1398 Malatesta was made Senator of Rome by

Ghibelline party in the city had organized a plot against him, he confiscated their lands, including Verucchio. In 1402, together with his brother Pandolfo, he went into the service of Galeazzo Maria Visconti, fighting in the expedition against Bologna and in the victorious battle of Casalecchio. After the duke's death, he was hired again by the pope, and in 1403 he was able to expel the Visconti from Bologna, capturing a large booty in the following campaigns in the neighborhood. In 1404 he fought against Alberico da Barbiano, and in 1406 he seized Forlì

.

In 1408 Malatesta was hired by

Paolo Orsini (1369-1416)

.

After other minor operations, Malatesta was hired by Perugia, which named him capitano generale, against Braccio da Montone. However, he fell ill and was replaced by his brother

Carlo Malatesta

; he died in September 1416.

His daughter

Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara

.