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Felice della Rovere (c. 1483 – 27 September 1536), also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucrezia Normanni and Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II). Felice was well educated, became accepted ...
Around this time, in 1483, an illegitimate daughter was born, Felice della Rovere. On 3 November 1483, Cardinal della Rovere was named Bishop of Bologna and Papal Legate, succeeding Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, who had died on 21 October.
Oxford University Press, 359 pages, $28. A Renaissance woman rescued from obscurity. Reviewed by DONNA MARTIN. A lack of resources to fill in the early life of Felice della Rovere, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, casts an opening shadow on Caroline Murphy’s well-researched biography.
Felice della Rovere (Roma, 1483 circa – Roma, 27 settembre 1536) è stata una nobildonna italiana, figlia naturale di Papa Giulio II (nato Giuliano della Rovere), e Signora di Bracciano come moglie di Gian Giordano Orsini.
The Pope's Daughter. The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere.Caroline P. Murphy. Christine Meek
Felice della Rovere , also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucrezia Normanni and Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere .
