{{Expand Italian, Conti di Montone, date=March 2018 The County of Montone was a noble fiefdom in

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, formed of the town of

Montone Montone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km north of Perugia. Montone is a walled medieval village with a small industrial and housing estate surrounding the walled to ...

and its territory. That territory was turned into a county by Antipope John XXIII on 28 August 1414 and granted by him to Braccio da Montone, a

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 ...

Pope Martin V Pope Martin V ( la, Martinus V; it, Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Otto (or Oddone) Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. Hi ...

refounded it and on Braccio's death in 1424 confirmed it to Braccio's son Carlo. It was under the jurisdiction of the

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until 1519, when

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granted it to

Vitello Vitelli Vitello Vitelli (1480 - May 1528) was an Italian knight and condottiero. Born in Città di Castello and belonging to the Vitelli family, he was the son of Camillo. He became count of Montone and is notable as the first husband of Angela de' Rossi, ...

, a member of the

Vitelli The House of Vitelli, among other families so named, were a prominent noble family of Umbria, rulers of Città di Castello and lesser '' rocche''. History In spite of ambitious genealogies, there is no demonstrable connection with the ancient R ...

family of

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of ...

. That family held it until 1573 and then from 1598 to 1646, when their line went extinct.

List of counts

* Braccio da Montone (1414-1424) * Carlo da Montone (1424-?) * Alessandro Vitelli (? - 1461) *

Paolo Vitelli Paolo Vitelli may refer to: *Paolo Vitelli (condottiero) (1461–1499), lord of Montone *Paolo II Vitelli (1519–1574), marquess of Cetona and Carmiano *Paolo Vitelli (businessman) Paolo Vitelli (born in Turin on October 4, 1947) is an Italian b ...

(1461-1499) *

Vitellozzo Vitelli Vitellozzo Vitelli (c. 1458December 31, 1502) was an Italian condottiero. He was lord of Montone, Città di Castello, Monterchi and Anghiari. Biography Together with his father, Niccolò, who became lord of Città di Castello, and his brothers, ...

(1499-1503) *

(1519-28)Memorie ecclesiastiche e civili di Città di Castello: con dissertazione ... - Giovanni Muzi - Google Libri
/ref> * Chiappino II Vitelli (1530-34) * Camillo II Vitelli (1534-40) *

Alessandro Vitelli Alessandro Vitelli (1500 - 1554) was an Italian condottiero in the service of the Holy Roman Empire, the Papal States and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He was an illegitimate son of Paolo Vitelli and the second husband of Angela de' Rossi. He also b ...

(1540-44) * Camillo II Vitelli and

(1544-46) *

Angela de' Rossi Angela Paola de' Rossi (1506 - 11 November 1573) was an Italian noblewoman.Pier Luigi Poldi Allaj, La Contea di San Secondo, Battei, Parma, 2008 She was born to Troilo I de' Rossi and Bianca Riario in San Secondo Parmense. Her first husband was V ...

(wife of

Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

) (1546-47) * Camillo II Vitelli (1547-50) * Camillo II Vitelli and Ferrante Vitelli (1550-58) * Vitellozzo Vitelli (1558-66) * Ferrante Vitelli (1566-67) * Ferrante Vitelli and Vincenzo Vitelli (1567-72) *

Paolo II Vitelli Paolo II Vitelli was an Italian condottiero and cavalryman. A member of the Vitelli family, he was born in Città di Castello and died in Parma. He was the son of Angela de' Rossi and her second husband Alessandro Vitelli Alessandro Vitelli (150 ...

and Chiappino II Vitelli (1572-73) * ''Direct papal jurisdiction'' (1573-1598) * Virginia Savelli Vitelli, wife of Giovanni Vincenzo Vitelli (1598-1634) * Chiappino III Vitelli (1634-46) Chiappino III died without issue in 1646 and the county was absorbed into the Papal States, never to be awarded again. Signorelli, ritratto di Niccolò Vitelli.jpg, Portrait of Nicclo Vitelli by Luca Signorelli 1492-1496 Luca Signorelli, Ritratto di Camillo Vitelli.jpg, Portrait of Ritratto di Camillo Vitelli by Luca Signorelli (c. 1493-1496) Vitellozzo Vitelli (adjusted).jpg, Vitellozzo Vitelli, by Luca Signorelli. Paolo_Vitelli.jpg, Portrait of Paolo Vitelli Alessandro_vitelli_2.jpg, Portrait of Alexander Vitelli

References

Sources

*https://web.archive.org/web/20120207030737/http://www.comunemontone.it/storia-e-territorio-del-comune.htm