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Silvia Ruffini. Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. He was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III ). He became a soldier and participated in the sack of Rome in 1527.
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza ( Italian: duca di Parma e Piacenza) was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. [1] It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of ...
DukeBirthMarriagesDeathPier Luigi16 September 1545 – 10 ...19 November 1503Romeson of Cardinal ...Girolama Orsini1519Rome4 children10 September 1547Piacenzaaged 43Ottavio9 November 1549 – 18 September ...9 October 1524Valentanoson of Pier Luigi ...Margaret of Parma4 November 1538Rome2 ...18 September 1586Parmaaged 61Alessandro18 September 1586 – 3 December ...27 August 1545Romeson of Ottavio Farnese, ...Maria of Portugal11 November ...3 December 1592Saint Waast, ...Ranuccio I3 December 1592 – 5 March ...28 March 1569Parmason of Alexander ...Margherita Aldobrandini7 May 1600Rome9 ...5 March 1622Parmaaged 52- 16 September 1545
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The House of Farnese ( / fɑːrˈneɪzi, - zeɪ /, also US: /- eɪsi /, [1] [2] Italian: [farˈneːze, -eːse]) was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Duke of Castro were held by various members of the family. Its most important members included Pope Paul III, Alessandro Farnese (a cardinal ...
Pier Luigi (1503–47), the first duke, was Paul’s son by a woman whose name is unknown. He instituted a supreme council of justice and a ducal chamber, ordered a census of the population, reduced the Valtarese to submission, and curbed the power of the feudal…. Other articles where Pier Luigi Farnese is discussed: Duchy of Parma and ...
Originally a realm of the Farnese family after Pope Paul III made it a hereditary duchy for his son, Pier Luigi Farnese, it was ruled by the dynasty until 1731, when the last duke, Antonio Farnese, died without direct heirs. After a decade of Habsburg rule, the duchy passed to the House of Bourbon-Parma.
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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. Alexander Farnese ( Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) was an Italian noble and condottiero, and a general of the Spanish army, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592.
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza ( Italian: duca di Parma e Piacenza) was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859.
