Galeazzo Malatesta
Galeazzo Malatesta (1385–1461) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro and Fossombrone.
He was the elder son of
In 1413, together with his father, he took part in the failed attack to Capodimonte, near Ancona. In 1416 he was at the battle of Sant'Egidio, collaborating with his cousin Carlo I Malatesta. They were both taken as prisoners. Freed, Galeazzo followed his cousin in other battles until 1429, the year of the deaths of both his father and Carlo I. Galeazzo subsequently became lord of Pesaro. In 1430 he supported a rebellion against his kinsman, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. In 1431 he was ousted from Pesaro together with his brother Carlo, due to his poor government, and took refuge in Venice. After a series of battles against the Papal States, he was able to return in Pesaro in 1433.
In 1433 he hired
In 1448 he made peace with his cousins, Sigismondo Pandolfo and
Sources
- ^ "Malatesta". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- Franceschini, G. (1973). I Malatesta. Milan: Dall'Oglio.
External links
- Page at Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian)