Giulio Feltre della Rovere
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Giulio della Rovere, also known as Giulio Feltrio della Rovere (5 April 1533 – 3 September 1578) was an
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Cardinal of the
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and a member of the
della Rovere The House of Della Rovere (; literally "of the oak tree") was a noble family of Italy. It had humble origins in Savona, in Liguria, and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes: F ...
family. Della Rovere was the second son of
Francesco Maria I della Rovere Francesco Maria I della Rovere (25 March 1490 – 20 October 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538. Biography He was born ...
and Eleonora Gonzaga and the younger brother of Guidobaldo II della Rovere,
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. Della Rovere was elevated to cardinal in 1548 at the age of 13. He had two illegitimate sons: IppolitoNote: ''Ippolito's daughter Lucrezia della Rovere married Marcantonio Lante (1566 - 1643) and had issue including
Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (15 June 1618 – 29 June 1688) was an Italian nobleman and Duke of Bomarzo. Biography Lante was the son of Marcantonio Lante (1566–1643) and his wife Lucrezia della Rovere. He was nephew to his f ...
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and Giuliano. Both were later legitimised, as were their children, by
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in 1572 and Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo.


Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
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of:"Giulio Cardinal della Rovere"
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* Giovanni Oliva,
Archbishop of Chieti The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526. History Chieti is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Go ...
(1568); and * Alessandro Mazza,
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(1569).


References and notes

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rovere, Giulio Della 1533 births 1578 deaths 16th-century Italian cardinals Giulio Cardinal-nephews