Federico Ubaldo della Rovere
Italian noble
Federico Ubaldo della Rovere (16 May 1605 – 28 June 1623) was Duke of Urbino from 1621 to 1623. He was father of Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany.
Biography
His father Francesco Maria II della Rovere was popularly urged to remarry after the death of his first wife in 1598, with the marriage producing no heirs. In 1599, he married his cousin Livia della Rovere, granddaughter of Giulio della Rovere, with Federico Ubaldo being the product of said marriage.
At the age of 16 he succeeded to the Duchy of Urbino on 3 November 1621. This same year, 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. The following year, Claudia gave birth to a daughter Vittoria della Rovere.
He was to be in the fold of enlightened absolutism upheld since Francesco Maria I della Rovere. In 1623, Federico died in Urbino. He was likely poisoned, but autopsy results claim that he died with an epileptic seizure.
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