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Federico da Montefeltro

1422 - 1482

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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. He became the lord of Urbino in 1444, and ruled the city as its duke from 1474 until his death. In addition to his considerable reputation for martial skill and honour, he was a renowned intellectual humanist and civic leader. Montefeltro commissioned the construction of a great library, perhaps the largest of Italy after the Vatican's, complete with a team of scribes in its scriptorium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Federico da Montefeltro is the 262nd most popular military personnel (up from 283rd in 2024), the 842nd most popular biography from Italy and the 10th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Federico da Montefeltro was an Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482. He is most famous for his patronage of the arts, such as the painter Piero della Francesca.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Federico da Montefeltro ranks 262 out of 2,058. Before him are Amr ibn al-As, Erhard Milch, Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, Date Masamune, and Tomoyuki Yamashita. After him are Eumenes, Pedro de Alvarado, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Karl-Otto Koch, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and Wilhelm Burgdorf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1422, Federico da Montefeltro ranks 1. After him are Agnès Sorel, Mircea II of Wallachia, Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, William Caxton, Francesco Pesellino, and Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1482, Federico da Montefeltro ranks 6. Before him are Mary of Burgundy, Hugo van der Goes, Margaret of Anjou, Luca della Robbia, and Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli. After him are Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, and Louis of Cyprus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Federico da Montefeltro ranks 842 out of 5,161. Before him are Alexius of Rome (400), Flavio Briatore (1950), Maria Goretti (1890), Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488), Andrea Pozzo (1642), and François Grimaldi (1201). After him are Rocco Siffredi (1964), Marcus Atilius Regulus (-299), Luciano Berio (1925), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), Giovanna of Italy (1907), and Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Federico da Montefeltro ranks 10. Before him are Andrea Doria (1466), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229). After him are Sejanus (-20), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Italo Gariboldi (1879), Titus Labienus (-100), Roger de Flor (1267), and Italo Balbo (1896).

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