RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Felice della Rovere

1483 - 1536

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Felice della Rovere (c. 1483 – 27 September 1536), 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 Lucrezia Normanni and Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II). Felice was well educated, became accepted into close courtly circles of aristocratic families, and formed friendships with scholars and poets through her education and genuine interest in humanism. Through the influence of her father, including an arranged marriage to Gian Giordano Orsini, she wielded extraordinary wealth and influence both within and beyond the Roman Curia. In particular, she negotiated peace between Julius II and the Queen of France, and held the position of Orsini Signora for over a decade following the death of her husband in 1517. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felice della Rovere is the 1,530th most popular religious figure (up from 1,778th in 2019), the 2,053rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,545th in 2019) and the 397th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Felice della Rovere ranks 1,530 out of 3,187. Before her are Peter the Venerable, Charles Lwanga, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, John Berchmans, Uppalavanna, and Johannes Willebrands. After her are Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Archippus, Eulogius of Córdoba, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Gabriel Urgebadze, and Juan de Homedes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Felice della Rovere ranks 9. Before her are Babur, Francesco Guicciardini, Francisco de Vitoria, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Paolo Giovio, and Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. After her are Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Simon Bening, and Nicolaus von Amsdorf. Among people deceased in 1536, Felice della Rovere ranks 17. Before her are William Tyndale, Garcilaso de la Vega, Cecilia Gallerani, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Ibn Kemal. After her are Jacob Hutter, Juan Pizarro, Gonzalo Guerrero, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Marino Sanuto the Younger, and Daniel Hopfer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Felice della Rovere ranks 2,053 out of 5,161. Before her are Leopoldo de' Medici (1617), Thiago Alcântara (1991), Giovanna Garzoni (1600), Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666), Bruno Conti (1955), and Marie Anne Mancini (1649). After her are Luchino Visconti (1287), Marco Pantani (1970), William of Modena (1184), Charles I, Lord of Monaco (1300), Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587), and Isabella of Clermont (1424).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Felice della Rovere ranks 397. Before her are Angelo De Donatis (1954), Antipope Sylvester IV (1100), Ranuccio Farnese (1530), Domenico Tardini (1888), Daniele Comboni (1831), and Agnes of Montepulciano (1268). After her are Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587), Federico Borromeo (1564), Antoninus of Florence (1389), Scipione Rebiba (1504), Antipope Innocent III (1150), and Olimpia Maidalchini (1591).

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