Giulio della Rovere

Giulio della Rovere

Italian Cardinal

Died aged 45Aries

Biography

Giulio della Rovere, also known as Giulio Feltrio della Rovere (5 April 1533 – 3 September 1578), was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church and a member of the della Rovere family.

Della Rovere was the second son of Francesco Maria I della Rovere and Eleonora Gonzaga and the younger brother of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino.

Della Rovere was elevated to cardinal in 1548 at the age of 13.

He had two illegitimate sons: Ippolito and Giuliano. Both were later legitimised, as were their children, by Pope Pius V in 1572. Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • cardinal
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
  • Bishop of Urbino
  • Roman Catholic Bishop of Vicenza
  • Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ravenna

Family

Children
Ippolito della RovereGiuliano della Rovere
Siblings
Guidobaldo II della RovereElisabetta della RovereGiulia della RovereIppolita della Rovere

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Giulio della Rovere died on September 3, 1578 at the age of 45.
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Giulio della Rovere was born on April 5, 1533.
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Giulio della Rovere was born in Urbino.
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Wikidata lists 2 children of Giulio della Rovere.

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