Giovanni di Malatesta

Giovanni di Malatesta (1185–1221) was an Italian noble of the Malatesta house. Orphaned young, he built a position for his family in Rimini, where he sat on the General Council from 1206. After his brother's death he became guardian of his nephew Malatesta della Penna.

In March 1216 the two were granted Rimini citizenship and a town house under an agreement with the commune, which gave them protection and tax immunity; in return they owed military service. Giovanni died in 1221, and his place passed to his nephew.