Girolamo Basso della Rovere
Girolamo Basso della Rovere (1434–1507) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Basso della Rovere was born in Albissola Marina, the son of Giovanni Basso (Marquess of Bistagno and Monastero) and his wife Luchina della Rovere of the House of della Rovere and sister of Pope Sixtus IV
He was Bishop of Albenga in 1472, and then Bishop of Recanati in 1476. He was created cardinal on December 10, 1477, by his uncle, Pope Sixtus IV.[1]
Between 1471 and 1484 he built a new family chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, the same church that his relatives, Pope Sixtus IV and Domenico della Rovere, significantly rebuilt and embellished. The Basso Della Rovere Chapel was decorated by the favorite artist of the family, Pinturicchio, and his workshop. Girolamo's father, Giovanni Basso, was buried in the chapel.
References
Further reading
- Ian Verstegen, Patronage and Dynasty: the Rise of the Della Rovere in Renaissance Italy (Truman State University Press, 2007)
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| Preceded by |
Bishop of Albenga 1472–1476 |
Succeeded by Leonardo Marchesi |
| Preceded by Andrea de Fano |
Bishop of Recanati 1476–1507 |
Succeeded by Teseo de Cupis |
| Preceded by |
Bishop of Macerata 1476–1507 |
Succeeded by Teseo de Cupis |
| Preceded by Giovanni Battista Cibò |
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina 1477–1479 |
Succeeded by Juan Margarit i Pau |
| Preceded by Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini |
Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono 1479–1492 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Ferrari |
| Preceded by Leonardo Griffis |
Administrator of Gubbio 1482–1492 |
Succeeded by Francesco Grosso della Rovere |
| Preceded by Giovanni Michiel |
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina 1492–1503 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Cibo de' Mari |
| Preceded by Oliviero Carafa |
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 1503–1507 |
Succeeded by Raffaele Sansone Riario |
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