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Giulio della Rovere

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Giulio della Rovere
Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna
Portrait of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere.
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRavenna
Elected6 March 1566
Term ended3 September 1578
PredecessorRanuccio Farnese
SuccessorCristoforo Boncampagni
Orders
Ordination?
Consecration15 April 1566
by Alessandro Farnese
Created cardinal27 July 1547
by Paul III
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born(1533-04-05)April 5, 1533
DiedSeptember 3, 1578(1578-09-03) (aged 45)
Fossombrone, Papal States
BuriedMonastery of Santa Chiara [it], Urbino
Parents
Children
  • Maria
  • Ippolito
  • Giuliano
Coat of armsGiulio della Rovere's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Giulio della Rovere
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byAlessandro Farnese
Date15 April 1566
Cardinalate
Elevated byPaul III
Date27 July 1547
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Giulio della Rovere as principal consecrator
Giovanni Oliva [it]25 January 1568
Alessandro Mazza1569

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. Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo.

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Giovanni Oliva, Archbishop of Chieti (1568); and Alessandro Mazza, Bishop of Fossombrone (1569).[4]

References and notes

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

Sources

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  • Dennistoun, James (1851). Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino. Vol. III. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans 1851, pp. 76-77.
  • Sanfilippo, Matteo (1989). "Della Rovere, Giulio Feltrio." (in Italian). In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 37 (1989).
  • Ligi, B. (1953). I vescovi e arcivescovi di Urbino. (in Italian). Urbino 1953, pp. 145-52.
  • Miranda, Salvador. "DELLA ROVERE, Giulio (1533-1578)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. [self-published source]