pope julius ii

Albisola, Italy Died 21 February 1513 (aged 69)

Rome, Italy Other popes named Julius

Pope Julius II (c. 5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513), nicknamed Il Papa Terribile (The Terrible Pope),[1] was born Giuliano della Rovere. He was Pope from 1503 to 1513. His reign was marked by an aggressive foreign policy, ambitious building projects, and patronage for the arts. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Accession to papacy 3 Reign as Pope 4 The Holy League 5 Patron of the arts 6 Death and burial 7 Personal appearance and characteristics 8 In book and film 9 Episcopal titles 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links //

Early life Giuliano della Rovere (left, future Julius II) and Julius II's future cardinal-nephew, Clemente della Rovere (right) who safeguarded Giuliano's affairs while he fled to France following a dispute with Alexander VI.

There is disagreement about Julius' date of birth. Some sources put his birth as late as 1453.[2]

Giuliano della Rovere was an altar boy of his uncle Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) (1471–84). He was educated among the Franciscans by his uncle, who took him under his special charge and later sent him to a convent in La Pérouse with the purpose of obtaining knowledge of the sciences. However, he does not appear to have joined the order of St. Francis, but rather remained a member of the secular clergy until his elevation to bishop of Carpentras, France, in 1471; very shortly after his uncle succeeded to the papal chair.

He was promoted to cardinal, taking the same title formerly held by his uncle, Cardinal of San Pietro in Vincula. With his uncle as Pope, he obtained great influence, and he held no fewer than eight bishoprics (e.g. Lausanne 1472–1476; Coutances 1476–1478), in addition to the archbishopric of Avignon.

In the capacity of papal legate he was sent to France in 1480, where he remained four years, and acquitted himself with such ability that he soon acquired a paramount influence in the College of Cardinals, an influence which increased rather than diminished during the pontificate of Pope Innocent VIII.

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However, a rivalry had gradually grown up between him and Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, and on the death of Innocent VIII in 1492 Borgia was elected Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503). Della Rovere, jealous and angry, accused Borgia of being elected over him by means of simony and a secret agreement with Ascanio Sforza. Della Rovere at once determined to take refuge from Borgia's wrath at Ostia, and in a few months afterwards went to Paris, where he incited Charles VIII of France (1483–98) to undertake the conquest of Naples. Accompanying the young King