Sallustio Malatesta

Sallustio Malatesta (c. 1450 - August 8, 1470[1]) was an Italian noble. He was the son of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini, and Isotta degli Atti.[2] At first, Isotta was Sigismondo's mistress, but after the death of his wife Polissena Sforza, they would marry.[3]

Coat of arms of the House of Malatesta

Isotta convinced Sigismondo to name him heir to Sigismondo's lordship, a choice also supported by Pope Paul II.

At Sigismondo's death in 1468, Isotta and Sallustio took control of his territory.[4] Roberto Malatesta, an illegitimate son of Sigismondo, opposed his father's decisions. He would take control of Rimini with assistance from Milan, Florence, and Naples.[5] In 1470, he would have Sallustio assassinated.[5][6][1] Roberto would do the same to another of Sigismondo's sons, Valerio Galeotto Malatesta, in November of the same year.

References
  1. Tonini, Carlo (1896). Compendio della storia di Rimini, Parte Prima: Dalle Origini all'Anno 1500 (in Italian). Bologna. p. 580.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Soranzo, Giovanni. "MALATESTA, Sigismondo Pandolfo in "Enciclopedia Italiana"". Treccani. Retrieved January 12, 2022. (in Italian)
  3. D'Epiro, Peter; Pinkowish, Mary Desmond (2001). "Twenty-two: Sigismondo Malatesta: The condottiere with a vision". Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World. New York: Anchor Books. p. 159. ISBN 0-385-72019-X.
  4. Campana, Augusto. "ATTI, Isotta degli in "Dizionario Biografico"". Treccani. Retrieved January 12, 2022. (in Italian)
  5. Setton, Kenneth M. (1978). The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). Vol. 2. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. p. 256. ISBN 0-87169-127-2.
  6. Hayden, John J. (1898). Chequy Sonnets Original and Translated. Halifax: Ashworth & Birkhead. p. 82.
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