House of Malatesta

Malatesta de Malatestiis
Noble house
Motto: "The Indian elephant isn't afraid of mosquitos" (Latin: Elephas indus culices non timet)[1]
Country	Italy San Marino
Founded	1295; 729 years ago (1295)
Founder	Malatesta da Verucchio
Final ruler	Pandolfo IV Malatesta
Titles	List Lord of Rimini Lord of Ascoli Piceno Lord of Brescia Lord of Bertinoro Lord of Cervia Lord of Cesena Lord of Fano Lord of Fermo Lord of Fossombrone Lord of Iesi Lord of Pesaro Lord of Sansepolcro Lord of Sogliano al Rubicone Podestà of Bologna Podestà of Florence Podestà of Forlì Podestà of Padua Podestà of Pesaro Podestà of Rimini Capitano del popolo of Bologna Capitano del popolo of Florence Papal vicar
Estate(s)	Castel Sismondo (Rimini) Rocca Malatestiana (Cesena)
Dissolution	1619 (1619)
Deposition	1528 (1528)

The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and towns in Romagna and holding high positions in the government of cities in present-day Tuscany, Lombardy and Marche. The dynasty is considered among the most important and influential of the Late Middle Ages. In the period of maximum influence, they extended their domains along the Marche coast, up to Ascoli Piceno, Senigallia, Sansepolcro and Citerna, and to the north, on the territories of Bergamo and Brescia.^[2]