Sallustio Malatesta Explained

Sallustio Malatesta (c. 1450 - August 8, 1470[1]) was an Italian noble. He was the son of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini, and Isotta degli Atti.[2] At first, Isotta was Sigismondo's mistress, but after the death of his wife Polissena Sforza, they would marry.[3]

Isotta convinced Sigismondo to name him heir to Sigismondo's lordship, a choice also supported by Pope Paul II.

At Sigismondo's death in 1468, Isotta and Sallustio took control of his territory.[4] Roberto Malatesta, an illegitimate son of Sigismondo, opposed his father's decisions. He would take control of Rimini with assistance from Milan, Florence, and Naples.[5] In 1470, he would have Sallustio assassinated.[6] Roberto would do the same to another of Sigismondo's sons,, in November of the same year.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tonini, Carlo . Compendio della storia di Rimini, Parte Prima: Dalle Origini all'Anno 1500 . 1896 . Bologna . 580 . Italian .
  2. Web site: MALATESTA, Sigismondo Pandolfo in "Enciclopedia Italiana" . Soranzo . Giovanni . . January 12, 2022 . (in Italian)
  3. Book: D'Epiro . Peter . Pinkowish . Mary Desmond . 2001 . Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World . New York . Anchor Books . 159 . Twenty-two: Sigismondo Malatesta: The condottiere with a vision . 0-385-72019-X.
  4. Web site: ATTI, Isotta degli in "Dizionario Biografico" . Campana . Augusto . . January 12, 2022 . (in Italian)
  5. Book: Setton, Kenneth M. . Kenneth Setton . 1978 . The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571) . Philadelphia . The American Philosophical Society . 256 . 2 . 0-87169-127-2.
  6. Book: Hayden, John J. . 1898 . Chequy Sonnets Original and Translated . Halifax . Ashworth & Birkhead . 82 .

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