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A Franciscan who became Minister General of his order, then cardinal, he had a reputation for unworldliness until he was elected pope in 1471. As Sixtus IV he was both wealthy and powerful, and at once set about giving power and wealth to his nephews of the Della Rovere and Riario families.
association with Alexander VI. …cardinal of the influential della Rovere family, threatened the pope with deposition and the convocation of a reform council. Politically isolated, Alexander sought assistance from the Turkish sovereign, Bayezid II.
Named privy chamberlain and treasurer general of the Holy Roman Church by Pope Julius II in 1503. He became the right hand of the pope, who allowed him to combine the Alidosi arms with the Della Rovere's.
BASSO DELLA ROVERE, Girolamo. Birth. 1434, Albizzola, diocese of Savona. Son of Giovanni Basso, count of Bistagno, and Luchina della Rovere, sister of Pope Sixtus IV. Cousin of Pope Julius II. Uncle of Cardinal Clemente Grosso della Rovere, O.F.M.Conv. (1503). He was called the Cardinal of Recanati. Education. (No information found).
It was also used as a mausoleum where Andrea Sansovino created two monumental tombs for Cardinal Girolamo Basso della Rovere (†1507), the favourite cousin of the pope, and Cardinal Ascanio Sforza (†1505), his former rival.
DELLA ROVERE. A family prominent in Italian ecclesiastical and political history from the mid-15th to the early 17th century. The family was of humble origin and originated near Savona. Its rise began with Francesco (b. 1414), son of Leonardo.
Domenico della Rovere (1442 – 23 April 1501) was an Italian cardinal and patron of the arts.
