Guidobaldo (or Guido Ubaldo) da Montefeltro (25 January 1472 – 10 April 1508), also known as Guidobaldo I, was an Italiancondottiero and the Duke of Urbino from 1482 to 1508.
Guidobaldo married Elisabetta Gonzaga, the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Guidobaldo was impotent, and they had no children, but Elisabetta refused to divorce him.
Guidobaldo was forced to flee Urbino in 1502 to escape the armies of Cesare Borgia, but returned after the death of Cesare Borgia's father, Pope Alexander VI, in 1503. He adopted as his heir Francesco Maria della Rovere, his sister's child and nephew of Pope Julius II, thus uniting the seigniory of Senigallia with Urbino. He aided Pope Julius II in reconquering the Romagna.
The court of Urbino was at that time one of the most refined and elegant in Italy. Many men of letters met there. The Italo-English historian Polydore Vergil may have worked in the service of Guidobaldo and Elisabetta as well as Baldassare Castiglione, the author of the book The Book of the Courtier, which describes the court of Urbino.
Suffering from gout, Guidobaldo died in Fossombrone at the age of 36, and was succeeded by his nephew.
In popular cultureedit
In 2023, Guidobaldo gained interest on social media when American sports fans noted how he appeared striking similar to NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[1]
See alsoedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guidobaldo I da Montefeltro.
^"New Trevor Lawrence doppelganger emerges in the halls of the Uffizi Gallery". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
Sourcesedit
Rendina, Claudio (1985). I capitani di ventura. Rome: Newton Compton. pp. 393–394.
Pietro Bembo, Vita dello illustrissimo s. Guidobaldo duca d'Vrbino. E della illustriss. sig. Helisabetta Gonzaga sua consorte, Firenze, Lorenzo Torrentino 1555
P. Giovio. Istorie dei suoi tempi, Venezia 1570
F. Ugolini. Guidobaldo da Montefeltro in «Imparziale fiorentino», 1857
Bernardino Baldi, Della vita e de' fatti di Guidobaldo I da Montefeltro, Duca d'Urbino libri dodici, Milano, Silvestri 1821
G. Franceschini. I Montefeltro, Milano 1970
C. H. Clough, A. Conti, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, duca di Urbino: fu mai gonfaloniere di Sancta Romana Ecclesia? in «Studi Montefeltrani», n. 27, San Leo 2006
External linksedit
The Gubbio Studiolo and its conservation, volumes 1 & 2, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (see index)
guidobaldo, montefeltro, guidobaldo, guido, ubaldo, montefeltro, january, 1472, april, 1508, also, known, guidobaldo, italian, condottiero, duke, urbino, from, 1482, 1508, portrait, raphael, 1507duke, urbino1st, reign1482, 1502predecessorfederico, montefeltros. Guidobaldo or Guido Ubaldo da Montefeltro 25 January 1472 10 April 1508 also known as Guidobaldo I was an Italian condottiero and the Duke of Urbino from 1482 to 1508 Guidobaldo da MontefeltroPortrait by Raphael c 1507Duke of Urbino1st Reign1482 1502PredecessorFederico III da MontefeltroSuccessorCesare Borgia2nd Reign1503 1508PredecessorCesare BorgiaSuccessorFrancesco Maria I della RovereBorn 1472 01 25 25 January 1472Gubbio Duchy of UrbinoDied10 April 1508 1508 04 10 aged 36 Fossombrone Duchy of UrbinoSpouseElisabetta GonzagaHouseMontefeltroFatherFederico III da MontefeltroMotherBattista Sforza Contents 1 Biography 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 Sources 6 External linksBiography edit nbsp Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro with His Son Guidobaldo c 1475 by Justus van Gent or and Pedro BerrugueteBorn in Gubbio he succeeded his father Federico da Montefeltro as Duke of Urbino in 1482 Guidobaldo married Elisabetta Gonzaga the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga Marquis of Mantua Guidobaldo was impotent and they had no children but Elisabetta refused to divorce him He fought as one of Pope Alexander VI s captains alongside the French troops of King Charles VIII of France during the latter s invasion of southern Italy later he was hired by the Republic of Venice against Charles In 1496 while fighting for the pope near Bracciano Guidobaldo was taken prisoner by the Orsini and the Vitelli being freed the following year Guidobaldo was forced to flee Urbino in 1502 to escape the armies of Cesare Borgia but returned after the death of Cesare Borgia s father Pope Alexander VI in 1503 He adopted as his heir Francesco Maria della Rovere his sister s child and nephew of Pope Julius II thus uniting the seigniory of Senigallia with Urbino He aided Pope Julius II in reconquering the Romagna The court of Urbino was at that time one of the most refined and elegant in Italy Many men of letters met there The Italo English historian Polydore Vergil may have worked in the service of Guidobaldo and Elisabetta as well as Baldassare Castiglione the author of the book The Book of the Courtier which describes the court of Urbino Suffering from gout Guidobaldo died in Fossombrone at the age of 36 and was succeeded by his nephew In popular culture editIn 2023 Guidobaldo gained interest on social media when American sports fans noted how he appeared striking similar to NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars 1 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guidobaldo I da Montefeltro Holy Conversation Piero della Francesca Portrait of Luca Pacioli Saint George and the Dragon Raphael Notes and references edit New Trevor Lawrence doppelganger emerges in the halls of the Uffizi Gallery Fox News Retrieved 2023 11 08 Sources editRendina Claudio 1985 I capitani di ventura Rome Newton Compton pp 393 394 Pietro Bembo Vita dello illustrissimo s Guidobaldo duca d Vrbino E della illustriss sig Helisabetta Gonzaga sua consorte Firenze Lorenzo Torrentino 1555 P Giovio Istorie dei suoi tempi Venezia 1570 F Ugolini Guidobaldo da Montefeltro in Imparziale fiorentino 1857 Bernardino Baldi Della vita e de fatti di Guidobaldo I da Montefeltro Duca d Urbino libri dodici Milano Silvestri 1821 G Franceschini I Montefeltro Milano 1970 C H Clough A Conti Guidobaldo da Montefeltro duca di Urbino fu mai gonfaloniere di Sancta Romana Ecclesia in Studi Montefeltrani n 27 San Leo 2006External links editThe Gubbio Studiolo and its conservation volumes 1 amp 2 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries fully available online as PDF which contains material on Guidobaldo da Montefeltro see index Italian nobilityPreceded byFederico III Duke of Urbino1482 1502 Succeeded byCesare BorgiaPreceded byCesare Borgia Duke of Urbino1503 1508 Succeeded byFrancesco Maria I della Rovere Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guidobaldo da Montefeltro amp oldid 1203025491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
