In Urbino the birthplace of the painter Raphael, but the name of the city was the first to glorify one of its rulers – the Duke of Federigo da Montefeltro. When he was a military commander, he was often hired by the rulers of the Italian city-States. And although his account is no special feats of war, he earned enough money in the service of the Pope and of the Sforza family from Milan to turn a modest Urbino to the brilliant capital of the Duchy. In his Ducal Palace was the many ornate rooms and popular in those times of optical illusions.
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