Montefeltro

/ (Italian monteˈfeltro) /

noun

an Italian noble family who ruled Urbino from the 13th to the 16th century. Federigo Montefeltro, duke of Urbino (1422–82), was a noted patron of the arts and military leader

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But when he saw the stranger he knew that it was the rich and generous Count of Montefeltro.

The Unknown Quantity |Henry van Dyke
The great Frederick of Urbino was, perhaps, no Montefeltro at all.

The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy |Jacob Burckhardt
At first, the courtly Montefeltro inclined to anger upon learning of the roughness with which Gian Maria had borne himself.

Love-at-Arms |Raphael Sabatini
The reference is to one of the most brilliant feats of war performed by Guido of Montefeltro.

The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri |Dante Alighieri

Into this category had fallen part of the original fief of Montefeltro, lying north of the Foglia.

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) |James Dennistoun

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Montefeltro

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