Federico da Montefeltro | |
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 Profile portrait of Federico da Montefeltro by Piero della Francesca. Federico lost his nasal bridge and his right eye in a tournament. | |
| Duke of Urbino | |
| Reign | 22 July 1444 – 10 September 1482 |
| Predecessor | Oddantonio |
| Successor | Guidobaldo I |
| Born | 7 June 1422 Castello di Petroia, Gubbio, Papal States |
| Died | 10 September 1482 (aged 60) Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara |
| Noble family | House of Montefeltro |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Costanza di Montefeltro (December 1460 – February 1461) Giovanna di Montefeltro (1462–1514) Isabetta di Montefeltro (c. 1464 – 1521) Costanza di Montefeltro (1466–1518) Violanta di Montefeltro Agnese di Montefeltro (1470–1522) Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (1472–1508) |
| Father | Guidantonio da Montefeltro, or possibly Bernardino Ubaldini della Carda |
Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG (7 June 1422 – 10 September 1482), was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino from 1444 (as Duke from 1474) until his death. A renowned intellectual humanist and civil leader in Urbino on top of his impeccable reputation for martial skill and honour, he commissioned the construction of a great library, perhaps the largest of Italy after the Vatican, with his own team of scribes in his scriptorium, and assembled around him a large humanistic court in the Ducal Palace, Urbino, designed by Luciano Laurana and Francesco di Giorgio Martini.