Galeotto I Malatesta
Galeotto I Malatesta (1299–1385), born in Rimini, was the younger son of Pandolfo I and brother of Malatesta III Guastafamiglia. Captured at Ferrara in 1333 and soon freed, he fought beside Ferrantino against the papal legate, then imprisoned Ferrantino when he plotted against him and declared himself lord of Rimini; Emperor Louis IV also made him lord of Fano.
After a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1349 he served Naples. When Cardinal Albornoz came to restore papal authority, Rodolfo II defeated Galeotto and forced the family to become papal vicars.
In 1373 he beat Bernabò Visconti at Montichiari as commander of the papal army. He gathered the whole family lordship in Romagna, taking Cesena in 1376 and Senigallia in 1383; he died at Cesena in 1385, and his sons carried on the wars.