Federico Ubaldo della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
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Federico Ubaldo della Rovere (16 May 1605 – 28 June 1623) was Duke of Urbino and the father of Vittoria della Rovere
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. His parents were cousins.
Francesco Maria II della Rovere
, his father was anxious for heirs to the Duchy of Urbino. His first wife died in 1598 without children. After obtaining permission from the pope to marry, in 1599 married his cousin Livia della Rovere
to prevent the extinction of the family. Federico Ubaldo was the product of this second marriage. At the age of 16 he succeeded to the Duchy of Urbino on 14 May 1621.
In order to produce an heir himself, he married Claudia de' Medici
, daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
and Christina of Lorraine. Rovere married Medici in 1621 and following year she gave birth to a daughter Vittoria della Rovere
. Rovere himself died a year later in Urbino from an epileptic attack but it was assumed that he was probably poisoned. His father resumed the throne and saw the disappearance of the line. His father was forced to bequeath all his property to the Papal States
. Claudia de' Medici married in 1626 Leopold V of Austria
. His daughter married the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1633 but her bloodline died out in 1737.
Vittoria della Rovere
Vittoria della Rovere was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. She gave her husband four children, two of which would survive infancy; the future Cosimo III, Tuscany's longest reigning monarch and Francesco Maria, a prince of the Church...
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Biography
The eldest son and heir of Francesco Maria II, Duke of UrbinoFrancesco Maria II della Rovere
Francesco Maria II della Rovere was the last Duke of Urbino.- Biography :Born at Pesaro, Francesco Maria was the son of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Count of Montefeltro and Vittoria Farnese, Princess of Parma...
. His parents were cousins.
Francesco Maria II della Rovere
Francesco Maria II della Rovere
Francesco Maria II della Rovere was the last Duke of Urbino.- Biography :Born at Pesaro, Francesco Maria was the son of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Count of Montefeltro and Vittoria Farnese, Princess of Parma...
, his father was anxious for heirs to the Duchy of Urbino. His first wife died in 1598 without children. After obtaining permission from the pope to marry, in 1599 married his cousin Livia della Rovere
Livia della Rovere
thumb|300 px|The view over [[San Lorenzo in Campo]] from [[Castelleone di Suasa]] where Livia della Rovere was raised and spent the latter part of her life in reclusion....
to prevent the extinction of the family. Federico Ubaldo was the product of this second marriage. At the age of 16 he succeeded to the Duchy of Urbino on 14 May 1621.
In order to produce an heir himself, he married Claudia de' Medici
Claudia de' Medici
Claudia de' Medici was a daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine...
, daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I.-Biography:...
and Christina of Lorraine. Rovere married Medici in 1621 and following year she gave birth to a daughter Vittoria della Rovere
Vittoria della Rovere
Vittoria della Rovere was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. She gave her husband four children, two of which would survive infancy; the future Cosimo III, Tuscany's longest reigning monarch and Francesco Maria, a prince of the Church...
. Rovere himself died a year later in Urbino from an epileptic attack but it was assumed that he was probably poisoned. His father resumed the throne and saw the disappearance of the line. His father was forced to bequeath all his property to the Papal States
Papal States
The Papal State, State of the Church, or Pontifical States were among the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia .The Papal States comprised territories under...
. Claudia de' Medici married in 1626 Leopold V of Austria
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria was the son of Archduke Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria...
. His daughter married the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1633 but her bloodline died out in 1737.
Issue
- Vittoria della RovereVittoria della RovereVittoria della Rovere was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. She gave her husband four children, two of which would survive infancy; the future Cosimo III, Tuscany's longest reigning monarch and Francesco Maria, a prince of the Church...
(7 February 1622 – 5 March 1694) married Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of TuscanyFerdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of TuscanyFerdinando II de' Medici was grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest child of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. His 49 year rule was punctuated by the terminations of the remaining operations of the Medici Bank, and the beginning of Tuscany's long economic...
and had issue.