Cristoforo della Rovere

[1] His younger brother, Domenico della Rovere, also became a cardinal.

[1] He was educated at the University of Bologna, receiving a doctorate in law.

[1] Pope Sixtus IV confirmed his appointment on 15 September 1472 and he subsequently occupied the see until his death.

[1] In the consistory of 10 December 1477 Pope Sixtus IV made him a cardinal priest.

[1] On 12 December 1477 he received the titular church of San Vitale and the Pope dispatched one of the conservators of Rome to the Castel Sant'Angelo to give him the red hat.