Giulio della Rovere


Giulio della Rovere, also known as Giulio Feltrio della Rovere, 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 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.
He had two illegitimate sons: Ippolito 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

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Giovanni Oliva, Archbishop of Chieti ; and Alessandro Mazza, Bishop of Fossombrone.