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.

Not to be confused with Giuliano della Rovere, who became Pope Julius II.
Coat of Arms of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere.

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]

  • Giovanni Oliva, Archbishop of Chieti (1568); and
  • Alessandro Mazza, Bishop of Fossombrone (1569).

References and notes
  1. Patronage and dynasty: the rise of the della Rovere in Renaissance Italy by Ian Verstegen (Truman State University Press, 2007)
  2. Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes by George L. Williams (McFarland, 2004)
  3. Note: Ippolito's daughter Lucrezia della Rovere married Marcantonio Lante (1566 - 1643) and had issue including Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere.
  4. "Giulio Cardinal della Rovere" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 28, 2017
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