Giulio della Rovere
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Coat of Arms of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere.
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[1] 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.[2]
He had two illegitimate sons: Ippolito[3] and Giuliano. Both were later legitimised, as were their children, by Pope Pius V in 1572 and Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo.
Episcopal succession[]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of principal consecrator of:[4]
- , Archbishop of Chieti (1568); and
- Alessandro Mazza, Bishop of Fossombrone (1569).
References and notes[]
- ^ Patronage and dynasty: the rise of the della Rovere in Renaissance Italy by Ian Verstegen (Truman State University Press, 2007)
- ^ Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes by George L. Williams (McFarland, 2004)
- ^ Note: Ippolito's daughter Lucrezia della Rovere married Marcantonio Lante (1566 - 1643) and had issue including Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere.
- ^ "Giulio Cardinal della Rovere" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 28, 2017
Categories:
- 1533 births
- 1578 deaths
- 16th-century Italian cardinals
- Della Rovere family
- Cardinal-nephews