Government Feudal monarchy Today part of Italy Date dissolved 1631 | Preceded by Succeeded by Date formed 1213 | |
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Capitals Urbino (1443–1523), Pesaro (1523–1631) Historical eras Middle Ages, Renaissance, Early modern period | ||
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The Duchy of Urbino was a sovereign state in central-northern Italy.
The first lords of Urbino were the House of Montefeltro, who obtained the title of counts from Emperor Frederick II in 1213. The first Duke was Oddantonio, who received the title from Pope Eugene IV in 1443. The duchy's territories occupied approximately the northern part of the modern region of Marche: they were bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Republic of Florence in the west and by the Papal States southwards.
In 1523 the capital was moved to Pesaro. After the short rule by Cesare Borgia in 1502–08, the dukedom went to the della Rovere papal family, who held it until 1625, when Pope Urban VIII annexed it to the Papal States as Legazione del Ducato di Urbino (later Legazione di Urbino).