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Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Duke of Urbino, 1508–1516, of the Della Rovere dynasty.

1490 – 1538Duke of UrbinoDella Rovere · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1490 Documented

Death: 1538 Documented

Role: Duke of Urbino

Dynasty: Della Rovere · ES

Territories: Papal States (ES) · Urbino (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Duke · Urbino · Duchy Pending review1508–1516Effective rule

Duke · Urbino · Duchy Pending review1521–1538Effective rule

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Giovanni della Rovere · ESPending reviewGiovanna da Montefeltro · ESPending review

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1490
The authority record gives the birth as 1490.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Franz Maria I., Urbino, Herzog · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1538
The authority record gives the death as 1538.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Franz Maria I., Urbino, Herzog · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Giovanni della Rovere
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Giovanna da Montefeltro
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (0/2 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
Duke · Urbino · 1508–1516
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Duke · Urbino · 1521–1538
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (3)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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