File:Arms of the Duchy of Montalto (Aragon-Naples-Cardona).svg|Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Montalto, now known as
Dukes of Montalto de Aragón to avoid clashing with a
Dukedom of the same name renovated by Spanish people at the ends of the 19th century. This Montalto is a remembrance of
Montalto Uffugo, 39° 24′ 0″ N, 16° 9′ 0″ E,
Cosenza,
Calabria,
Italy, formerly in the Hispanic
kingdom of Naples.In the center, coat of arms of the
Cardona family, by the sides, red and yellow bars of the
kingdom of Aragon and Catalonia from his grandfather king Alfonso V of Aragon, (1395 - 1458), king of
Sardinia, king of
Naples, king of
Sicily as well. The five crosses represents their Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The bluish "fleur de lys" COA with the crennelling represents their descent of the Anjou, a cadet branch of the
Capetian
kings of France. The red horizontal bands within the silvery background is related to the medieval
Kingdom of Hungary File:Retrato de Francesco Maria della Rovere, por Tiziano.jpg|
Francesco Maria della Rovere, (1490 - 1538), and sisters were members of the famous family of the Dukes of
Urbino on their mother side and related to Popes
Sixtus IV and
Julius II.
Ippolita della Rovere was the wife of
Antonio d'Aragona y Cardona, (1499 - 1543), 2nd Duke of Montalto. Painting by
Tizian, 114x100 cm.
Galleria of the Uffizi,
Florence,
Italy. Here, Francesco Maria della Rovere is depicted with his wife, Eleanora Gonzaga, born 1493, in a medallion. File:Stemma della famiglia Della Rovere.svg|Coat of Arms of the family "della Rovere", Princes of
Urbino, through their association with the powerful "Montefeltro" Ducal family since 1503 also File:Vittoria colonna from barcelona.jpg|Giovanna d'Aragona y Cardona(1502 - divorced 1550 - 11 September 1575), a daughter of Fernando de Aragón y Guardato, 1st Duke of Montalto was sister in law of famous artistic and literary woman
Vittoria Colonna, (1490 - 1547), here depicted, through her marriage to her brother
Ascanio I Colonna, Duke dei Marsi, (1500 - 1557). Painting by
Sebastiano del Piombo, (1485 - June 1547) File:C o a Pio II.svg|Coat of Arms of Pope
Pius II, (1405 - Pope 1458 - 1464), from the "Piccolomini" family of the
Dukes of Amalfi, failed strategist of the Crusades calls to counteract the conquest of
Constantinople, now
Istanbul, by the Turks in 1453. The Imperial marriage alliance between
Austrians and naval efficiently
Portuguese from the
Avis family, did not work satisfactorily ==References==