The Roman city of Urvinum Mataurense became an important center during the Gothic Wars in the sixth century. He was then taken in 538 by the Byzantine Belisario, removing the Goths, and was frequently mentioned by the Byzantine historian Procopius. It then passed into the domain of the Lombards and then the Franks. The king of the Franks Pippin presented Urbino to the Church State. However, traditions autonomies were expressed in the form of government of the City until, in 1200, came under the rule of the fighting nobles of nearby Montefeltro. They had no direct authority over the commune, but could pressure their election as mayor, a title that Bonconte da Montefeltro managed to obtain in 1213, with the result that the Urbino rebelled, formed an alliance with the independent commune of Rimini ( 1228) and in 1234 they rimpossessarono control of their city. Subsequently, however, the Montefeltro managed to take control of the city that controlled then until 1508. During this period, Urbino had the look that part still has, with its city walls. In the battles between Guelphs and Ghibellines, the lords of Urbino of the thirteenth and sixteenth century were leaders of the Ghibellines of the Marche and Romagna, and were associated with families or cities Ghibellines. The December 24, 1375 Count Antonio da Montefeltro, with the weapons of the Florentine-alloy Visconti fell in Urbino and he was "crying" sir. But, writes Gino Franceschini (Documents and Regesti, Urbino, 1982, pp. IV-V), "not enough to be 'shouted' Sir, you had to have the ability to become one. In the covenant of February 1376 the city of Urbino and Cagli They are participating in the pact with the Lord on equal footing as sharers commitments and obligations entered into by him as he was acting on behalf of the lands that obey him as 'dominus' and militia leader ". He was born the State of Urbino which recorded a significant shift in policy as a result of the considerable growth generated from the acquisition of territorial Gubbio 1384.