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

Italian people

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 Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 Cardinal

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 of the della Rovere

Della Rovere

Della Rovere is a noble family of Italy. Coming from modest beginnings in Savona, Liguria, the family rose to prominence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes, Francesco della Rovere, who ruled as Pope Sixtus IV and his nephew Giuliano...

 family.

Della Rovere was the second son of Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Francesco Maria I della Rovere was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 until 1538.- Biography :...

 and Eleonora Gonzaga and the younger brother of Guidobaldo II della Rovere

Guidobaldo II della Rovere

Guidobaldo II della Rovere was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1538 until his death.- Biography :...

, Duke of Urbino.

As a young boy, Della Rovere was nominated for a position as Cardinal and was officially elevated to Cardinal in 1548 at only 13 years of age. Nevertheless, he later had two illegitimate sons Ippolito and Giuliano. Both were later legitimised, as were their children, by Pope Pius V

Pope Pius V

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 in 1572 and Ippolito was made Marchese di San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo in Campo

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