Montefeltro

British  

/ monteˈfeltro /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The first revelation came, aptly, in Urbino’s Palazzo Ducale, the magnificent Renaissance palace constructed in the late 15th century by the humanist and warlord Federico da Montefeltro that now houses the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

To the Roman Catholic priests and friars whose works he aided, Giuffr� was, in the words of Monsignor Antonio Bergamaschi, Bishop of Montefeltro, "a generous soul open to any welfare initiative."

From Time Magazine Archive

Gentle Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino liked to ride through his duchy with a band of trumpeters, drummers and Italian bagpipers spreading harmony as he went.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jacob Soll claims that the young man is Guidobaldo da Montefeltro himself and remarks.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In later years all three enjoyed great celebrity for their learning, and were, like Battista di Montefeltro, women of genuine humanist sympathies.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine