 The town is the origin of the Fortebracci condottieri family, whose most famous member was Braccio da Montone.Believed to be of Medieval origins, Montone appears in the tenth century as a fiefdom of the Margravate of Colle and subsequently of the Del Monte family.By 1121 Montone, now under the direct control of Perugia, was authorized to be self-governing under its own statutes and legal officers.