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Urbino
Overview.
In
1213, the House of Montefeltro received the title of Count
of Urbino.
In 1625, Urbino was annexed to the Papal
States.
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Geographical names.
Arce (in Frosinone, Lazio,
Italy).
Durante / Casteldurante (in Urbania, Pesaro e
Urbino, Marche, Italy).
Montefeltro (in Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, and in
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy).
Sora (in Frosinone, Lazio,
Italy).
Urbino (in Pesaro e Urbino, Marche,
Italy).
Christian (First) names.
Anthony / Antony -> Antonio;
Antonius.
Caesar -> Cesare.
Charles -> Carlo; Carolus.
Frederick -> Federico;
Fridericus.
Guy -> Guido.
John -> Giovanni; Johannes.
Laurence / Lawrence -> Lorenzo;
Laurentius.
Louis -> Luigi; Lodovico;
Ludovicus.
Odo / Oddo -> Otto / Otho;
Peter -> Pietro, Petrus.
Thaddeus -> Taddeo.
--- 1213-1426
Count of Montefeltro, Urbino;
@ Samples [Auxiliary]:
(July 1253) [1: tomo II; p.VII; Doc. #
VI]
< Thaddeus, son of Count Montefeltrino of
Urbino >
Ego Dominus Thadeus filius quondam Domini
Montisfeltrani,
Comes Montis Feretri et Urbini
--- 1426-1443
Count of Montefeltro, Urbino, Durante;
@ Added:
- Durante
The Pope invested Count Guy-Anthony of Urbino
with Castel Durante (1426).
@ Samples:
(Apr 1440) [1: tomo II; p.LXXXV-LXXXVI; Doc. #
XXVIII]
< Guy-Anthony of Montefeltro (+1443), Count
of Urbino 1404 >
Guidus Antonius Montis Feretri, Urbini et
Durantes Comes
--- 1443-1444
Duke of Urbino;
Count of Montefeltro, Durante;
@ Replaced:
- [1443] Urbino (County) with
Urbino (Duchy)
The Pope gave Count Oddo-Anthony the title of
Duke of Urbino (1443).
@ Samples:
(Nov 1443) [5: tomo I; p.159]
< Oddo-Anthony (+1444), Count (Duke 1443)
of Urbino 1443 >
Odd' Antonius Dux Urbini, ac
Montis Feretri, & Durantis Comes
&c.
(Jan 1444) [9: tomus II (1760); p.205; Doc.#
D]
Oddantonius Dux Urbini ac
Montisferetri & Durantis Comes
&c.
--- 1444-1474
Count of Montefeltro, Urbino, Durante;
@ Replaced:
- [1444] Urbino (Duchy) with Urbino
(County)
@ Samples:
(Feb 1452) [11: volume 2 (1993); p.605-606; Doc.#
1162]
< Frederick III (+1482), Count (Duke 1474)
of Urbino 1444 >
Federicus Montisferetri, Urbini Durantisque comes
et
serenissimi regis Aragonum capitaneus et
cetera
(Oct 1458) [1: tomo II; p.LXXVI; Doc. #
XXXIII]
Federicus Montis Feretri, Urbini, Durantisque
Comes,
Regius Capitaneus Generalis
(Feb 1459) [11: volume 2 (1993); p.690-691; Doc.#
1282]
Federicus Montisferetri, Urbini Durantisque comes
nec non
regius Sicilie capitaneus et
cetera
(Apr 1463) [1: tomo II; p.LXXXVII; Doc.#
XL]
Federicus Montis Feretri, Urbini et Durantis
Comes,
serenissimi Regis Siciliae Capitaneus Generalis
(June 1468) [4: tomo I; p.214; Doc.#
LXXXVII]
Federicus Montis feretri, Urbini et Durantis
Comes,
Serme. Lege Capitaneus generalis
etc.
--- 1474-1502
Duke of Urbino;
Count of Montefeltro, Durante;
@ Replaced:
- [1474] Urbino (County) with
Urbino (Duchy)
The Pope gave Count Frederick III the title of
Duke of Urbino (1474).
@ Samples:
(July 1480) [10: p.256-257; Doc.#
160]
< Frederick (+1482), Duke of Urbino 1444
>
Federicus Dux Urbini,
Montisferetri ac Durantis comes et
Regius Capitaneus generalis ac
Sancte Romane Ecclesie
Gonfalonerius
--- 1502-1502
Duke of Romagna, Urbino, Valentinois;
Prince of Adria;
Lord of Piombino;
@ Replaced:
- [1502] Montefeltro, Durante with
Romagna, Valentinois, Adria, Piombino
Caesar Borgia, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna,
became Duke of Urbino (1502).
@ Samples:
(July 1502) [2: volume II; p.522; Doc.# 14] [13:
p.535; Doc.# 62]
< Caesar Borgia (+1507), Duke of
Valentinois 1498, of Romagna [1501-1503], of Urbino [1502-1502]; Prince of
Adria; Lord of Piombino [1501-1503] >
Caesar Borgia de Francia, Dei gratia Dux
Romandiole, Urbinique et Valentie,
Princeps Hadrie,
Dominus Plumbini etc., ac
S. R. E. Confalonerius Generalis
--- 1502-1508
Duke of Urbino;
Count of Montefeltro, Durante;
@ Replaced:
- [1502] Romagna, Valentinois, Adria,
Piombino with Montefeltro, Durante
Duke Guy-Ubaldo I take back the Duchy of
Urbino.
@ Samples:
(Dec 1507) [12: Nuova serie A; Anno LXXXIV
(2017); N.68, 3-4; p.298; Doc.# IV]
< Guy-Ubaldo I (+1508), Duke of Urbino
[1482-1502; 1503-1508] >
Nos Guidus Ubaldus Urbini Dux,
Montis Feretri ac Durantis
Comes,
Sancteque Romane Ecclesie Capiteneus
Generalis
--- 1508-1513
Duke of Urbino, Sora, Arce;
Count of Montefeltro, Durante;
Lord of Senigallia;
@ Added:
- [1508] Sora, Arce,
Senigallia
Francis-Maria of Rovere, Duke of Sora and Lord of
Senigallia, succeeded his uncle Guy-Ubaldo I in Urbino (1508) [16:
p.114].
--- 1513-1516
@ Added:
- [1513] Pesaro
Duke Francis-Maria I of Urbino became Lord of
Pesaro (1513).
@ Samples:
(Sep 1513) [6: p.24]
< Francis-Maria I of Rovere (+1538), Duke
of Urbino >
Franciscus Maria Feltrius de Ruvere Urbini,
Sorae, Arcisque dux,
Montisferetrii, Durantis comes,
[ Senegalliae et Pisauri dominus,
]
Almae Urbis praefectus ac
Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae capitaneus
generalis
--- 1516-1519
Duke of Urbino;
Lord of Senigallia, Pesaro;
@ Removed:
- [1516] Sora, Arce, Montefeltro,
Durante
In June 1516, Papal troops under Laurence Medici
conquered the Duchy of Urbino, and Duke Francis-Maria I left for exile. Pope Leo
X invested Laurence Medici with the Duchy (Aug 1515) [16:
p.135].
Notes. In March 1517, Duke Francis-Maria I
reconquered much of the Duchy of Urbino, including the city of Urbino. In Sep
1517, The Pope bought over dissatisfied soldiers of Francis-Maria I, and he left
for exile again [16: p.136].
@ Samples:
(Aug 1518) [8: parte II; p.119]
< Laurence Medici (+1519), Duke of Urbino
1516; ruler of Florence 1516 >
Laurentius Medices Dux Urbini,
Pisauri & Senegalliae Dominus,
Fani generalis Gubernator,
Almae Urbis Praefectus & Excelsae Reip.
Florent. Armorum Generalis Capitaneus
--- 1519-1521
In Apr 1519, Laurence Medici died, and the Duchy
of Urbino was taken under the direct government of the Pope [16:
p.136].
--- 1521-1538
In December 1521, Duke Francis-Maria I recovered
the Duchy of Urbino [16: p.142].
--- 1538-1625
Duke of Urbino;
Lord of Senigallia, Pesaro;
Count of Montefeltro, Durante;
@ Removed:
- Sora, Arce
The Duchy of Sora passed to Julius, the second
son of Duke Francis-Maria I of Urbino.
Note. In 1579, Pope Gregory XIII bought the Duchy
of Sora, and gave it to his illegitimate son Jacob Boncompagni.
@ Samples:
(June 1569) [3: p.36] < for Pesaro
>
< Guy-Ubaldo II (+1574), Duke of Urbino
1538 >
Guid' Ubaldo secondo Feltrio della Rovere Duca
quarto d'Urbino,
Signore di Pesaro et Senigaglia,
di Monte Feltrio, Castel Durante Conte, et
Prefetto di Roma
(July 1580) [15: volume I (1888-1889);
p.216]
< Francis-Maria II (+1631), Duke of Urbino
>
Francesco Maria Feltrio della Rovere II., duca VI
d'Urbino,
signor di Pesaro et di Senigaglia,
conte di Montefeltro e di Durante,
Prefetto di Roma