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Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

1417–1468 · 15th century

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was lord of Rimini from 1432 and one of the leading condottieri of Renaissance Italy. He commissioned the Tempio Malatestiano from Leon Battista Alberti and the Castel Sismondo. His quarrel with Pope Pius II led to his excommunication and the loss of most of his lands in 1463.

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta — Image: Piero della Francesca · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Lordship of Rimini

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