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Livia della Rovere
1585Dec, 16

Livia della Rovere

Livia della Rovere, Italian noble (d. 1641)
Livia della Rovere (16 December 1585 – 6 July 1641) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of della Rovere and the last Duchess of Urbino (1599–1631).

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