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Francesco Della Rovere was born into a poor family in Liguria in north-west Italy in 1414, the son of Leonardo della Rovere of Savona. [1] A Franciscan who became Minister General of his order, then cardinal, he had a reptation for unworldliness until he was elected pope in 1471. As Sixtus IV he was both wealthy and powerful, and at once set ...
Pope Julius II (Latin: Iulius II; Italian: Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513.
Born at Albissola near Savona in 1443, Giuliano was a vigorous man, suited to a life of action, not contemplation, and destined for an ecclesiastical career under the aegis of his uncle, Francesco della Rovere, who became a cardinal in 1467.
GARA DELLA ROVERE, Sisto (1473-1517) Birth. 1473 (1), Savona (2). Son of Gabriele Gara and Luchina Della Rovere, sister of Pope Julius II. Grand-nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. Half-brother of Cardinal Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere (1503). Relative of Cardinals Clemente Grosso della Rovere, O.F.M.Conv. (1503); Leonardo Grosso della Rovere (1505).
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Julius was born Giuliano della Rovere in Albissola, a town in northwestern Italy. He owed his career to a wealthy uncle who financed his education. In 1471 this uncle became Pope Sixtus IV, and shortly after that Giuliano became a cardinal.
When Sixtus IV died, Cardinal Della Rovere, partly by simony, secured the election of Battista Cib ò, who took the name of innocent viii. Della Rovere's influence, therefore, continued and he became a rival of Cardinals Borgia and Sforza. The. election of Rodrigo Borgia as alexander vi in 1492 was a reverse for him.
As cardinal, Julius II fathered at least one illegitimate daughter, Felice. He made four members of the Della Rovere family cardinals, only one of whom achieved any importance. From the marriage of the Pope’s only brother, Giovanni, to the daughter and heiress of Duke Federigo of Montefeltro descended the dukes of Urbino.
