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How long was Giuliano della Rovere in exile before returning to Rome in 1503?
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Giuliano della Rovere, who later became Pope Julius II, spent 10 years in exile before returning to Rome in 1503.1
He had fled in 1494 after Alexander VI plotted his assassination, spending the following decade primarily in France and participating in military campaigns before his return and subsequent election to the papacy.1