Montefeltro

/ (Italian monteˈfeltro) /

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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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Words nearby Montefeltro

Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo method, Monte Cassino, Monte Corno, Monte Cristo, Montefeltro, Montefiascone, Montego Bay, monteith, Monte Leone, montelukast

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How to use Montefeltro in a sentence

It was begun in 1648 by Frederigo di Montefeltro, on the site of a former palace of a century before.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
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 long warfare which he carried on against the Duke of Montefeltro ended in his discomfiture.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
The House of Montefeltro rose into importance early in the twelfth century.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds

It is Guido da Montefeltro, whose fame in council and in war had gone forth to the ends of the earth.
Dante|Philip H. Wicksteed