Della Rovere

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The Ligurian della Rovere family ruled the duchy of Urbino.

They rose to importance during the Italian Renaissance, supplying two popes:

The dynasty ended in 1626, when Pope Urban VIII incorporated Urbino into the papal dominions, the gift of the weary last Della Rovere duke, Francesco Maria II., in retirement after the assassination of his heir, Francesco Ubaldo.

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Family Tree

  1. Leonardo (Beltramo) of Savona
    1. Francesco della Rovere (1414-1484), Pope Sixtus IV
    2. Raffaelo della Rovere
      1. Leonardo della Rovere
      2. Giuliano della Rovere, (1443-1513), Pope Julius II
      3. Giovanni della Rovere (died 1501), duke of Urbino
        1. Francesco Maria I. della Rovere (1490-1538), duke of Urbino
          1. Guidobaldo della Rovere (1517-1574), duke of Urbino
            1. Francesco Maria II. della Rovere (1549-1631), duke from 1574 to 1621, and again briefly in 1623, gives Urbino to the pope in 1626
              1. Francesco Ubaldo della Rovere (1605-1625), duke of Urbino
                1. Vittoria della Rovere (1622-1694)
          2. Giulio della Rovere (died 1578), cardinal
            1. Ippolito della Rovere (illegitimate, died 1620), marchgrave of San Lorenzo
              1. Livia della Rovere, marries Francesco Maria II. della Rovere
              2. Giulio della Rovere (died 1636)
          3. Giulia della Rovere (died 1563)Template:Pope-stub

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