Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Francesco Maria I
Portrait by Titian, c. 1536–38
Duke of Urbino
Reign11 April 1508 – 1516
PredecessorGuidobaldo I
SuccessorLorenzo II de' Medici
ReignDecember 1521 – 20 October 1538
PredecessorLorenzo II de' Medici
SuccessorGuidobaldo II
Born(1490-03-22)22 March 1490
Senigallia, Duchy of Urbino
Died20 October 1538(1538-10-20) (aged 48)
Urbino, Duchy of Urbino
SpouseEleonora Gonzaga
IssueFederico della Rovere
Guidobaldo II della Rovere
Ippolita della Rovere
Giovanna della Rovere
Giovanni della Rovere
Caterina della Rovere
Beatrice della Rovere
Francesco della Rovere
Maria della Rovere
Elisabetta della Rovere
Giulia della Rovere
Giulio della Rovere
Violante della Rovere
HouseRovere
FatherGiovanni della Rovere
MotherGiovanna da Montefeltro

Francesco Maria I della Rovere (25 March 1490[1] – 20 October 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538.

  1. ^ James Dennistoun (1851). Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, illustrating the arms, arts, and literature of Italy, from 1440 to 1630. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. pp. 301.