Giulio della Rovere, also known as Giulio Feltrio della Rovere (5 April 1533 – 3 September 1578) was an

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of the

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and a member of the

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family. Della Rovere was the second son of Francesco Maria I della Rovere 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.'' 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.

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of:"Giulio Cardinal della Rovere"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 28, 2017 * Giovanni Oliva, Archbishop of Chieti (1568); and * Alessandro Mazza,

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(1569).

References and notes

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