Galeotto Roberto Malatesta
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Galeotto Roberto Malatesta (1412–1432) was an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...

 condottiero.

He was the son of Pandolfo III Malatesta
Pandolfo III Malatesta
Pandolfo III Malatesta was an Italian condottiero and lord of Fano, a member of the famous House of Malatesta.-Biography:...

 and succeeded him in the lordship 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...

 in contrast with the local bishop; after the people rose against the latter, he obtained by Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V , born Odo Colonna, was Pope from 1417 to 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism .-Biography:...

 that his father's lands were entrusted to him and his brothers Domenico and Sigismondo.

Later he had to face a rebellion spurred by Giovanni V Malatesta, but the people itself helped him in confirming his territories. Galeotto Roberto also thwarted the aims on Cesena of the Malatesta branch of 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....

.

In 1432 he was given the command of 200 knights by Pope Eugene IV, but he died in the same year at Sant'Arcangelo, at the age of 20. Just before his death, he had married Margherita d'Este.

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