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).

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