Galeazzo Malatesta [SEP] place of birth
Galeazzo Malatesta
Galeazzo Malatesta (1385–1461) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro and Fossombrone.
He was the elder son of Malatesta IV Malatesta and Elisabetta da Varano. In 1405 he married Battista da Montefeltro. He was nicknamed "the inept" due to his lack of courage and, differently from most of the male members of the family, he did not prove skilled in the art of war.
In 1413, together with his father, he took part in the failed attack to Capodimonte, near Ancona
Battle of Casalecchio
The Battle of Casalecchio took place on 26 June 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, in northern Italy.
At this battle, a Bolognese army under Giovanni I Bentivoglio opposed Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, and his allies, the Malatesta of Rimini and the Gonzaga of Mantua. The city of Bologna was aided by the Republic of Florence in the struggle to halt the expansion of Visconti's power. The Bolognese-Florentine army was under Muzio Attendolo.
Visconti was