Raffaello della Rovere

Raffaello della Rovere (Savona, 1423 - Rome 30 April 1477) was an Italian noble, known for being the brother of Francesco della Rovere, later Pope Sixtus IV, and the father of Giuliano della Rovere, later Pope Julius II.

Coat of arms of the Della Rovere family

Biography

Raffaello della Rovere, sometimes spelt as Raffaele, was born in Savona to Leonardo della Rovere (1390–1430) and Luchina Monteleoni (1391–1430). He came from a noble family. He married a woman of Greek origin named Teodora Manirolo in c.1442. They had 5 children:

• Giuliano della Rovere (1443–1513), future Pope Julius II
• Giovanni della Rovere (1457–1501), Duke of Sora
• Bartolomeo della Rovere (1447–1496), Bishop of Massa and Ferrara
• Luchina (1451–1515), noblewoman, mother of Sisto Gara della Rovere