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Guidobaldo (Guido Ubaldo) da Montefeltro also known as Guidobaldo I (January 17, 1472 – April 10, 1508) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 condottiero and the Duke of Urbino from 1482 to 1508.

in Gubbio
Gubbio

Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italy province of Perugia It is located on the first slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains....
, he succeeded his father Federico da Montefeltro
Federico da Montefeltro

Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro , was one of the most successful condottiere of the Italian Renaissance, and Duke of Urbino from 1444 until his death....
 as Duke of Urbino in 1482.

Guidobaldo married Elisabetta Gonzaga
Elisabetta Gonzaga

File:Raffaello - ElisabettaGonzaga.jpgElisabetta Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino was a cultured Italian Renaissance noblewoman , renown for her virtuous and childless life....
, the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Guidobaldo was impotent, and they had no children, but Elisabetta refused to divorce him.

He fought as one of Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llan?ol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja was Pope from 1492 to 1503. He is the most controversial of the Secularism popes of the Renaissance, and his surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era....
's captains alongside the French troops of King Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
 during the latter's invasion of southern Italy; later, he was hired by the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 against Charles.






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Guidobaldo (Guido Ubaldo) da Montefeltro also known as Guidobaldo I (January 17, 1472 – April 10, 1508) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 condottiero and the Duke of Urbino from 1482 to 1508.

Biography

Born in Gubbio
Gubbio

Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italy province of Perugia It is located on the first slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains....
, he succeeded his father Federico da Montefeltro
Federico da Montefeltro

Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro , was one of the most successful condottiere of the Italian Renaissance, and Duke of Urbino from 1444 until his death....
 as Duke of Urbino in 1482.

Guidobaldo married Elisabetta Gonzaga
Elisabetta Gonzaga

File:Raffaello - ElisabettaGonzaga.jpgElisabetta Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino was a cultured Italian Renaissance noblewoman , renown for her virtuous and childless life....
, the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Guidobaldo was impotent, and they had no children, but Elisabetta refused to divorce him.

He fought as one of Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llan?ol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja was Pope from 1492 to 1503. He is the most controversial of the Secularism popes of the Renaissance, and his surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era....
's captains alongside the French troops of King Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
 during the latter's invasion of southern Italy; later, he was hired by the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 against Charles. In 1496, while fighting for the Pope near Bracciano
Bracciano

Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, 30 km northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle....
, Guidobaldo was taken prisoner by the Orsini and the Vitelli, being freed the following year.

Guidobaldo was forced to flee Urbino in 1497 to escape the armies of Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia

Cesare Borgia, born , Duke of Valentinois, and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafro, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalone of the Church and Captain General of the Church, was a Spanish-Italian Condottieri, lord and cardinal....
, but returned after the death of Cesare Borgia's father, pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llan?ol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja was Pope from 1492 to 1503. He is the most controversial of the Secularism popes of the Renaissance, and his surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era....
, in 1503. He adopted Francesco Maria della Rovere
Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Francesco Maria I della Rovere was an Italy condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 until 1538....
, his sister's child and nephew of pope Julius II
Pope Julius II

Pope Julius II , nicknamed Il Papa Terribile , was born Giuliano della Rovere. He was Pope from 1503 to 1513. His reign was marked by an aggressive foreign policy, ambitious building projects, and patronage for the arts....
, thus uniting the seigniory of Senigallia
Senigallia

Senigallia or Sinigaglia is a comune and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast, 25 km by rail north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona....
 with Urbino. He aided pope Julius II in reconquering the Romagna.

The court of Urbino was at that time one of the most refined and elegant in Italy. Many men of letters met there. The Italo-English historian Polydore Vergil
Polydore Vergil

Polydore Vergil or Virgil was an England historian, of Italy birth, otherwise known as PV Castellensis. He is a primary source for the early Tudor dynasty, though his historical accuracy is often questioned....
 may have worked in the service of Guidobaldo and Elisabetta as well as Baldassare Castiglione
Baldassare Castiglione

Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novilara , was an Italy courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author....
, the author of the book Il Cortigiano
The Book of the Courtier

The Book of the Courtier was written by Baldassare Castiglione over the course of many years beginning in 1508 and published in 1528 just before he died....
, which describes the court of Urbino.

Suffering from pellagra
Pellagra

Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by dietary lack of niacin and protein, especially proteins containing the essential amino acid tryptophan....
, Guidobaldo died in Fossombrone
Fossombrone

Fossombrone is a town and comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino ....
 at the age of 36. He was succeeded by Francesco Maria della Rovere.

See also

  • Holy Conversation (Piero della Francesca)