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.
Biography Raffaello della Rovere, sometimes spelt as Raffaele, Treccani.it. Giulio II.Dizionario delle scienze. was born in Savona to Leonardo della Rovere (1390–1430) and Luchina Monteleoni (1391–1430). He came from a noble family.https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L1FQ-PBC He married a woman of Greek origin named Teodora Manirolo in c. 1442. They had five children: Giuliano della Rovere (1443–1513), future Pope Julius II Bartolomeo della Rovere (1447–1496), Bishop of Massa and Ferrara Luchina (1451–1515), noblewoman, mother of Sisto Gara della Rovere Giovanni della Rovere (1457–1501), Duke of Sora
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