 He was also the brother of Gianciotto Malatesta, husband of Francesca da Rimini, and of Paolo Malatesta.Malatestino is mentioned by Dante in his "Inferno" (XVII, 48-48; and XVIII, 76-84), described as a tyrant like his father, and as the assassin of Guido del Cassero and Angiolello da Carignano.But there is no historical information on these characters.