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Giulia Rovere


Giulia della Rovere (1531, Casteldurante – 4 April 1563, Ferrara) was an Italian noblewoman. A portrait of her by Titian survives in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

Life

She was the daughter of Francesco Maria I Della Rovere and Eleonora Gonzaga. On 3 January 1549 she married Alfonso d'Este, an illegitimate son of Alfonso I d'Este, duke of Ferrara, and of Laura Dianti. They had three children:

  • Cesare (8 October 1552 – 11 December 1628); married Virginia de' Medici;
  • Alfonsino (14 November 1560 – 4 September 1578), married his cousin Marfisa d'Este;
  • Eleonora (Ferrara, 1561-Naples, 1637); married the composer Carlo Gesualdo.

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