Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta by Piero della Francesca
Born	(1417-06-19)June 19, 1417 Brescia, Northern Italy
Died	October 7, 1468(1468-10-07) (aged 51) Castel Sismondo
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Military leadership, Patron of the arts
Children	Galeotto Roberto Novello (1438, son of Ginevra d'Este) Giovanna (1444, daughter of Polissena Sforza) Roberto (1441, son of Vannetta dei Toschi) Sallustio (legitimated son and heir)
Parents	Pandolfo III Malatesta (father) Antonia da Barignani (mother)
Relatives	Galeotto Roberto Malatesta (Half-brother) Domenico (Brother) Galeotto Roberto (Brother)

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (19 June 1417 – 7 October 1468) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, a member of the House of Malatesta and lord of Rimini and Fano from 1432. He was widely considered by his contemporaries as one of the most daring military leaders in Italy and commanded the Venetian forces in the 1465 campaign against the Ottoman Empire. He was also a poet and patron of the arts.