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 about giving power and wealth to his nephews of the Della Rovere and Riario families. Within months of his election, he had made Giuliano della Rovere (the future pope Julius II) and Pietro Riario both cardinals and bishops; four other nephews were also made cardinals.[2]: 252 [3]: 128 He made Giovanni Della Rovere, who was not a priest, prefect of Rome, and arranged for him to marry into the da Montefeltro family, dukes of Urbino. Sixtus claimed descent from a noble Della Rovere family, the counts of Vinovo in Piemonte, and adopted their coat-of-arms.[4]
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro adopted Francesco Maria I della Rovere, his sister's child and nephew of Pope Julius II. Guidobaldo I, who was heirless, called Francesco Maria at his court, and named him as heir of the Duchy of Urbino in 1504, this through the intercession of Julius II. In 1508, Francesco Maria inherited the duchy thereby starting the line of Rovere Dukes of Urbino. That dynasty ended in 1626 when Pope Urban VIII incorporated Urbino into the papal dominions. As compensation to the last sovereign duke, the title only could be continued by Francesco Maria II, and after his death by his heir, Federico Ubaldo.
^ abcDella Róvere (in Italian). Enciclopedie on line. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed May 2018.
^Vincent Cronin (1992 [1967]). The Florentine Renaissance. London: Pimlico. ISBN0712698744.
^Christopher Hibbert (1979 [1974]). The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. ISBN0140050906.
^Giuseppe Castellani (1931). Della Rovere (in Italian). Enciclopedia Italiana. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed May 2018.
^François Ch. Udinet (1989). Della Rovere, Domenico (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, volume 37. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed May 2018.
^Giovanni Romano (1989). Della Rovere (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, volume 37. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed May 2018.
Further readingedit
Ian Verstegen (2007). Patronage and Dynasty: the Rise of the Della Rovere in Renaissance Italy. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Della Rovere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The House of Della Rovere pronounced della ˈroːvere literally of the oak tree was a powerful Italian noble family It had humble origins in Savona in Liguria and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes Francesco Della Rovere who ruled as Sixtus IV from 1471 to 1484 and his nephew Giuliano who became Julius II in 1503 1 Sixtus IV built the Sistine Chapel which is named for him Julius II was patron to Michelangelo Raphael and many other Renaissance artists and started the modern rebuilt of St Peter s Basilica Also the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome was the family church of the Della Rovere citation needed Members of the family were influential in the Church of Rome and as dukes of Urbino dukes of Sora and lords of Senigallia the title of Urbino was extinguished with the death of Francesco Maria II in 1631 and the family died out with the death of his granddaughter Vittoria Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1 Della RovereCountryDuchy of UrbinoPapal StatesPlace of originSavona Republic of GenoaFounded14th centuryFounderLeonardo Beltramo della RovereFinal headVittoria della Rovere died 1694TitlesPope not hereditary Duke of Urbino Duke of Sora Lord of Pesaro Lord of Senigallia Lord of Vinovo Count of VinovoMottoAudentes Fortuna iuvatEstate s Palazzo Ducale UrbinoPalazzo Della Rovere Rome Contents 1 History 2 Della Rovere Dukes of Urbino 1508 3 Other people with the same surname 4 Gallery 5 References 6 Further readingHistory editFrancesco 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 about giving power and wealth to his nephews of the Della Rovere and Riario families Within months of his election he had made Giuliano della Rovere the future pope Julius II and Pietro Riario both cardinals and bishops four other nephews were also made cardinals 2 252 3 128 He made Giovanni Della Rovere who was not a priest prefect of Rome and arranged for him to marry into the da Montefeltro family dukes of Urbino Sixtus claimed descent from a noble Della Rovere family the counts of Vinovo in Piemonte and adopted their coat of arms 4 Guidobaldo da Montefeltro adopted Francesco Maria I della Rovere his sister s child and nephew of Pope Julius II Guidobaldo I who was heirless called Francesco Maria at his court and named him as heir of the Duchy of Urbino in 1504 this through the intercession of Julius II In 1508 Francesco Maria inherited the duchy thereby starting the line of Rovere Dukes of Urbino That dynasty ended in 1626 when Pope Urban VIII incorporated Urbino into the papal dominions As compensation to the last sovereign duke the title only could be continued by Francesco Maria II and after his death by his heir Federico Ubaldo Vittoria last descendant of the della Rovere family she was the only child of Federico Ubaldo married Ferdinando II de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany They had two children Cosimo III Tuscany s longest reigning monarch and Francesco Maria de Medici a prince of the Church Della Rovere Dukes of Urbino 1508 editFrancesco Maria I della Rovere 1490 1538 Guidobaldo II della Rovere 1514 1574 Francesco Maria II della Rovere 1549 1631 duchy abolished title continued Federico Ubaldo della Rovere 1605 1623 title became extinct with his death Other people with the same surname editAmong the many people who did not belong to this family but bore the same name are the Della Rovere family counts of Vinovo among them Domenico della Rovere of Vinovo cardinal who built the Castello Della Rovere it there his brother Cristoforo della Rovere of Vinovo 5 and various artists including the brothers Giovan Battista Della Rovere and Giovan Mauro Della Rovere both known as il Fiamminghino an unrelated Lombard family of painters and illuminators active in the seventeenth century 6 Gallery edit nbsp Francesco della Rovere later Sixtus IV nbsp Giuliano della Rovere later Julius II nbsp Francesco Maria I della Rovere nbsp Guidobaldo II della Rovere nbsp Francesco Maria II della Rovere nbsp Vittoria della Rovere nbsp Palazzo Ducale Urbino nbsp Rocca Della Rovere in Senigallia nbsp Rocca Roveresca in Mondavio nbsp Palazzo Della Rovere in San Lorenzo in Campo nbsp Palazzo Della Rovere in RomeReferences edit a b c Della Rovere in Italian Enciclopedie on line Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed May 2018 Vincent Cronin 1992 1967 The Florentine Renaissance London Pimlico ISBN 0712698744 Christopher Hibbert 1979 1974 The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici Harmondsworth Middlesex Penguin ISBN 0140050906 Giuseppe Castellani 1931 Della Rovere in Italian Enciclopedia Italiana Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed May 2018 Francois Ch Udinet 1989 Della Rovere Domenico in Italian Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani volume 37 Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed May 2018 Giovanni Romano 1989 Della Rovere in Italian Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani volume 37 Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed May 2018 Further reading editIan Verstegen 2007 Patronage and Dynasty the Rise of the Della Rovere in Renaissance Italy Kirksville Missouri Truman State University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Della Rovere amp oldid 1173526527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
