Pope Julius II
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Pope Julius II was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513.
Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511–1512
Bust of Julius II
Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair
Giuliano della Rovere (left, future Julius II), and Julius II's nephew, Clemente della Rovere (right), who safeguarded Giuliano's affairs while he fled to France following a dispute with Alexander VI
Felice della Rovere
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Felice della Rovere, also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucre
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…September 1503 and consecrated a bishop on 1 October 1503 by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere. Around this time, in 1483, an illegitimate daughter was born, Felice della Rovere. On 3 November 1483, Cardinal della Rovere was named Bishop of Bologna and Papal Legate, succeeding Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, who had died on 21…
Felice portrayed by Raphael in The Mass at Bolsena (1511), as identified by Murphy
Palazzo della Rovere in Savona, where Felice spent her young adult years
Cancelleria (modern: Palazzo Sforza Cesarini) the location of Felice's marriage to Gian Giordano in 1506
Portrait of an unknown woman by Sebastiano del Piombo, possibly Felice, as suggested by Murphy.