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

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nobleman and

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Marriage and issue

He married Teodora Gonzaga (b. 1343), daughter of condottiero Ugolino Gonzaga by his second wife, Camilla

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. They had four sons, of which

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returned to become Count of Urbino in 1364.*

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