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- Farnese (färnā´zā), Italian noble family that ruled Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731.
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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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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.
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
- Robert I
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, the northern Italian cities of Parma and Piacenza, with their dependent territories, detached from the Papal States by Pope Paul III in 1545 and made a hereditary duchy for his son, Pier Luigi Farnese (died 1547).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Farnese Family, an Italian family that ruled the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731. Originating in upper Lazio, the family soon became noted through its statesmen and its soldiers, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries. The first of its most celebrated members was Alessandro.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Originated in upper Lazio and noted through its statesmen and soldiers, the noble Farnese family acquired the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in 1545, following the election of Alexander as Pope Paul III, and ruled it until 1731, at the extinction of the house after the death of Antonio.
Alessandro Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza (born Aug. 27, 1545, Rome [Italy]—died Dec. 3, 1592, Arras, France) was the duke of Parma and Piacenza and the regent of the Netherlands (1578–92) for Philip II, the Habsburg king of Spain.
May 23, 2018 · Farnese (färnā´zā), Italian noble family that ruled Parma [1] and Piacenza [2] from 1545 to 1731. In the 12th cent. the Farnese held several fiefs in Latium. They became one of the most prominent families in Rome and were Guelph supporters of the papacy.
