Sforza, Battista (1446–1472)

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Sforza, Battista (1446–1472)

Duchess of Urbino. Born in 1446; died in 1472; daughter of Allesandro Sforza (1409–1473), lord of Pesaro and Cottignola, and Costanza Sforza ; married Federigo Montefeltro (1422–1482), 1st duke of Urbino; children: Giovanna Montefeltro (who married Giovanni della Rovere); Guidobaldo (1472–1508, who married Elisabetta Montefeltro [d. 1526]); Elisabetta Montefeltro (who married Roberto Malatesta). Federigo's first wife was Gentile Brancaleone .

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