Carlo I Malatesta (June 1368 – 13 September 1429) (also Carlo of Rimini) was an Italian condottiero during the Wars in Lombardy and lord of Rimini, Fano, Cesena and Pesaro. He was a member of the powerful House of Malatesta. Carlo's wife was Elisabetta Gonzaga; they were married in November 1386.[1] Francesco I Gonzaga married Carlo's sister Margherita Malatesta in 1393, cementing ties between the families.[2] Carlo was the brother of Pandolfo III and Andrea Malatesta, with whom he fought in numerous occasions.
Carlo I Malatesta was one of the most respected condottieri of the time; he enlarged the Riminese possessions and restored the port.
- ^ Anna Falcioni, La signoria di Carlo Malatesta (Rimini: Bruno Gigli Editori, 2001).
- ^ Robert Tavernor (1998). On Alberti and the Art of Building. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 125.