Antonio II da Montefeltro (1348–1404) was an Italian

condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...

and

count of Urbino The Duchy of Urbino was an independent duchy in early modern central Italy, corresponding to the northern half of the modern region of Marche. It was directly annexed by the Papal States in 1625. It was bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the east ...

. Born at Urbino, he was a grandson to count

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and the son to

Federico II da Montefeltro Federico II Paolo Novello da Montefeltro (died c. 1370) was the reigning Count of Urbino from 1364 until his death. Early life He was the son of Nolfo da Montefeltro and his wife, Margherita Gabrielli, daughter of Italian nobleman and cond ...

. He occupied Urbino in 1375 and also owned Cagli. He allied himself with Florence and the

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in Milan.* After Gabrielli of Gubbio unsuccessfully plotted against him, he obtained the lordship of that city, being confirmed as its Papal vicar by Benedict IX. In 1391, while warring against the Malatesta, Antonio captured the castle of

Sassoferrato Sassoferrato is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. History To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentioned ...

and Cantiano. He had his son Guidantonio married with Ringarda Malatesta and her daughter Gentile to the lord of

Faenza Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...

. He died in 1404, after fleeing Urbino during a plague. Antonio's daughter Battista married

Galeazzo Malatesta Galeazzo Malatesta (1385–1461) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro and Fossombrone. He was the elder son of Malatesta IV Malatesta and Elisabetta da Varano. In 1405 he married Battista da Montefeltro. He was nicknamed "the inept" due ...

in 1405.

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