Giulio della Rovere
Italian Cardinal
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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.
Giulio della Rovere | |
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| Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna | |
 Portrait of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Ravenna |
| Elected | 6 March 1566 |
| Term ended | 3 September 1578 |
| Predecessor | Ranuccio Farnese |
| Successor | Cristoforo Boncampagni |
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| Ordination | ? |
| Consecration | 15 April 1566 by Alessandro Farnese |
Created cardinal | 27 July 1547 by Paul III |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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| Born | April 5, 1533 |
| Died | September 3, 1578 (aged 45) |
| Buried | Monastery of Santa Chiara, Urbino |
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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. Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Giovanni Oliva, Archbishop of Chieti (1568); and Alessandro Mazza, Bishop of Fossombrone (1569).[4]