æt ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː hiː ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðə lˈɔːɹdʃɪp ʌv pɛsˈæɹoʊ ænd ɡɹeɪdˈɑːɹɹə, ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd sˌoʊ ðə lˈɔːɹdʃɪp wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ɹˈuːld baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz wˈɪdoʊ kæmˈɪlə dˈæɹɐɡənə æz ɹˈiːdʒənt.
At the death of his father in 1483 he inherited the lordship of Pesaro and Gradara, though he was only seventeen and so the lordship was initially ruled by his father's widow Camilla d'Aragona as regent.