Duchy of Urbino

The Duchy of Urbino was a fief of the Holy See in central-northern Italy.

Duchy of Urbino

Ducato di Urbino
1443–1625
Flag
Coat of arms
The Duchy of Urbino in the 17th Century
CapitalUrbino
(1443 - 1523)
Pesaro
(1523 - 1631)
Official languagesItalian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentDuchy
Historical eraRenaissance, Early modern period
• Oddantonio da Montefeltro
is elevated to duke
by Pope Eugene IV
1443
• The duchy is annexed
to the Papal States
1625
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Papal States
Papal States
Today part of Italy

The duchy's territories occupied approximately the northern part of the modern region of Marche: they were bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Republic of Florence in the west and by the Papal States southwards.

In 1523 the capital was moved to Pesaro. After the short rule by Cesare Borgia in 1502–08, the dukedom went to the della Rovere papal family, who held it until 1625, when Pope Urban VIII annexed it to the Papal States as Legazione del Ducato di Urbino (later Legazione di Urbino).

History

The birth of the duchy dates back to 1443, by virtue of the appointment of Oddantonio da Montefeltro as Duke of Urbino by Pope Eugene IV. The Duchy had for a long time the city of the same name as its capital, which soon became one of the focal points of the Italian Renaissance, rivaling Florence and Siena as a center of art, culture, and commerce.[1] In 1506 the University of Urbino was founded.

List of rulers of Urbino

Lords until 1213, counts thereafter until 1443, thereafter dukes.

NameBirthReignDeathConsort
Antonio I da Montefeltroc.1184
Montefeltrano I da Montefeltroc.11841202
Bonconte I da Montefeltro12021242
Montefeltrano II da Montefeltro12421255
Guido da Montefeltro12551285
Papal control12851296
Federico I da Montefeltro12961322
Papal control13221324
Guido II da Montefeltro13241360
Galasso da Montefeltro13241360
Nolfo da Montefeltro13241360
Federico II da Montefeltro[2] 1364–1370?1370?Teodora Gonzaga
Antonio II da Montefeltro[2]13481363–140429 April 1404Agnesina dei Prefetti di Vico
Guidantonio da Montefeltro[2]13771403–1443February 1443Ringarda Malatesta; Caterina Colonna
Oddantonio da Montefeltro[2]
created Duke		14281443–144422 July 1444Isotta d'Este
Federico III da Montefeltro[2][3]7 June 14221444–148210 September 1482Gentile Brancaleoni; Battista Sforza
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro[2][3]17 January 14721482–150210 April 1508Elisabetta Gonzaga
Cesare Borgia[4] 1502–1503 Charlotte of Albret, Lady of Châlus
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro[2][3]17 January 14721503–150810 April 1508Elisabetta Gonzaga
Francesco Maria I della Rovere[2][3][5][6]22 March 14901508–151620 October 1538Eleonora Gonzaga
Lorenzo II de' Medici[7]12 September 14921516–15194 May 1519Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
Francesco Maria I della Rovere[2][3][5][6]22 March 14901521–153820 October 1538Eleonora Gonzaga
Guidobaldo II della Rovere[2][3][5][6]2 April 15141538–157428 September 1574Giulia da Varano; Vittoria Farnese
Francesco Maria II della Rovere[2][3][5][6]10 February 15491574–162123 April 1631Lucrezia d'Este; Livia della Rovere
Federico Ubaldo della Rovere[2][3][6]16 May 16051621–162328 June 1623Claudia de' Medici
Francesco Maria II della Rovere[2][3][6]10 February 15491623–162523 April 1631Livia della Rovere

See also

Notes
  1. Osborne, June. Urbino: The Story of a Renaissance City. University of Chicago Press.
  2. Also count or duke of Montefeltro, count of Castel Durante, lord of Cagli, Gubbio, Cantiano, Frontone and Sassocorvaro.
  3. Also count of Mercatello, lord of Pergola and Fossombrone.
  4. Also duke of Valentinois and Romagna, prince of Andria and Venafro, count of Dyois, lord of Forlì, Imola, Rimini, Piombino and Camerino.
  5. Also duke of Sora and Arce.
  6. Also lord of Senigallia.
  7. Also ruler of Florence.

References

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