Coat of Arms of the Della Rovere.

Della Rovere is a noble historical family of Italy. Coming from modest beginnings in Savona, Liguria, the family rose to prominence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes, Francesco della Rovere, who ruled as Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) and his nephew Giuliano (Pope Julius II, 1503-1513). This article is about the Italian city For the small town of Savona Canada please see Savona British Columbia, or the village in the USA, see Savona Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability Pope Sixtus IV ( July 21, 1414 &ndash August 12, 1484) born Francesco Della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484 Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 Pope Sixtus IV is known for having built the Sistine Chapel, which is named for him. Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina is the best-known Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. The Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome is the family church of the della Rovere. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman For other churches of this dedication see St Peter ad Vincula (disambiguation.

The most successful match established a line of della Rovere dukes of Urbino. Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region in Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical That dynasty ended in 1626 when Pope Urban VIII incorporated Urbino into the papal dominions, the gift of the weary last della Rovere duke, Francesco Maria II, in retirement after the death of his heir, Francesco Ubaldo. Pope The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa Francesco Maria II della Rovere ( Pesaro, February 20 1549 - Urbania, April 23 1631) was the last Duke of Urbino

When the Fascists took over Italy, the Della Rovere family villa was stormed and many Della Roveres were killed. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably A Della Rovere family member, the third oldest son, escaped to New York after hiding in a well for four days. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Family tree

Dotted lines indicate aliases (where a person appears more than once in the tree.
Small caps text indicates the surname of the children (regardless of number) of a union.
All persons have the surname della Rovere unless otherwise indicated.

References

• Genealogy of Leonardo della Rovere