Carlo I Malatesta

Carlo I Malatesta.

Carlo I Malatesta (June 1368 – 13 September 1429)was an Italian condottiero during the Wars in Lombardy

and lord of Rimini, Fano, Cesena and Pesaro. He was amember of the powerful House of Malatesta.Carlo was the brother of Pandolfo III and Andrea Malat-esta, with whom he fought in numerous occasions.In 1385 he was named vicar for Romagna by the PopeUrban VI and, two years later, Gonfalonier.In 1390 he defeated a Bolognese corps led by Alberico daBarbiano. In his early years he fought mainly against theMontefeltro family, but later allied with them through adouble marriage arrangement.In 1397 he was named commander of the Anti-ViscontiLeague, formed with Florence and Venice, as well ashis traditional ally, the Papal States. In 1401, when hisbrother Pandolfo left for the Holy Land, Carlo passed un-der Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan, defeating the Flo-rentine army at the siege of Brescia, personally capturingin a duel Leopold of Austria. Later he was against theVisconti, leading a Papal army against Bologna.In 1406 he was named governor of Milan, but his loyaltylasted for only one year. From 1409 Carlo fought con-stantly for the Papal States, not only as Captain Generalof the Church but also as diplomat. In the chaotic situ-ation created by the presence of three popes at the sametime, he backed Gregory XII, whom he also housed inhis lordship in Rimini, until his abdication at the Councilof Constance. The resignation letter was read by Carlohimself.In 1412 the became capitano generale (commander-in-chief) of the Venetian army, fighting against the Hun-garian invasion of King Sigismund. However, he waswounded in action at the Battle of Motta, and had to cedehis position to Pandolfo.On 12 July 1416 Malatesta was defeated by Braccio daMontone at the Battle of Sant'Egidio, wounded and takenprisoner. Pandolfo paid 80,000 ducati as ransom. Later,his territories were invaded by the Visconti army. Carlolost Forlì and Gradara, and was subsequently defeated atZagonara. Again taken prisoner, he was housed as a guestby the Duke of Milan FilippoMaria, and later freed with-out harm.Carlo’s wife was Elisabetta Gonzaga; they were mar-ried in November of 1386.[1] The Carlo Malatesta whomarried Vittoria Colonna, niece of Pope Martin V, wasthe son of Malatesta dei Sonetti who was lord of Pe-saro. Guillaume Du Fay’s Ballade “Resvellies Vous”(Awake and be merry) was written for the marriage ofthis younger Carlo in 1423. Carlo Malatesta of Rimini

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provided the newlyweds with a “most sumptuous nozze"in Rimini.[2]

Malatesta died in 1429, having obtained by Pope MartinV the legitimation of his sons, who inherited the seignior-ies of Rimini and Fano, while the sons of Malatesta deiSonetti received Pesaro and his nephew Domenico re-ceived Cesena.

1 References[1] Anna Falcioni, La signoria di Carlo Malatesta (Rimini:

Bruno Gigli Editori, 2001).

[2] Cesare and Clementino Clementini, Raccolto istorico dellafondatione de' Rimini, e dell' origine e vite de' Malatesti(Rimini, 1617-1627), 105.

• Rendina, Claudio (1992). I capitani di ventura.Rome: Newton Compton.

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