Chapter II
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CHAPTER II
Examples of these ideas in the dynasties of Urbino22
1160. The early Counts of Montefeltro are invested with Urbino22
1371. Invited to Cagli22
1384. Received at Gubbio22
1433. Acquired Casteldurante23
1445. Purchased Fossombrone23
1474. Sinigaglia given to the della Rovere23
1513. They obtained Pesaro and Gradara23
Statistics of the state so composed23
1160-1631. Its dynastic changes24
Early genealogy of the Montefeltri24
1160-1815. The Counts of Carpegna25
1154. Antonio, first Count of Montefeltro25
1216. Buonconte, first Count of Urbino25
1268. Count Guido the Elder, his prowess26
1282. Takes Forlì by stratagem27
1289. Excommunicated as a Ghibelline27
1296. Abdicates and becomes a friar28
1294. Abdication of Celestine V.28
” Succeeded by Boniface VIII.28
1296. His feuds with the Colonna29
” He recalls Count Guido to the world30
” Dante's confession of the Count30
” How far consistent with fact32
” The Count's piety attested by Boniface33
1298.Sept. 27.His death at Assisi34
1300. The struggles of his successors35
1377. Antonio Count of Urbino36
1384. Extends his sway over Gubbio, Cagli, and Cantiano37
1390. His mild government and literary tastes37
1404.May 9.His death announced to the authorities of Siena by his son38
” His children39
” His daughter Battista, wife of Galeazzo Malatesta, Lord of Pesaro39
” Her literary acquirements40
” Battista takes the veil40
” Misfortunes of her daughter Elisabetta41