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Duke of Urbino
Guidobaldo II
Portrait by Titian, 1545
Duke of Urbino
Reign
20 October 1538 – 28 September 1574
Predecessor
Francesco Maria I
Successor
Francesco Maria II
Born
(1514-04-02)2 April 1514 Urbino, Duchy of Urbino
Died
28 September 1574(1574-09-28) (aged 60) Pesaro, Duchy of Urbino
Spouse
Giulia da Varano Vittoria Farnese
Issue
Virginia, Duchess of Gravina Francesco Maria II, Duke of Urbino Isabella, Princess of Bisignano Lavinia, Princess of Francavilla
House
Rovere
Father
Francesco Maria I della Rovere
Mother
Eleonora Gonzaga
Guidobaldo II della Rovere (2 April 1514 – 28 September 1574) was an Italian condottiero, who succeeded his father Francesco Maria I della Rovere as Duke of Urbino from 1538 until his death in 1574. He was a member of the House of La Rovere. Guidobaldo was an important patron of the arts in general, and of Titian in particular, commissioning his own portrait, and buying Titian's Venus of Urbino.
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