For the homonymous town in Italy, see Farnese, Lazio.
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House of Farnese
Blazon: Or, six fleurs-de-lis azure set 3, 2 and 1
Country
Papal States Duchy of Parma and Piacenza Duchy of Castro
Founded
1419 (1419)
Founder
Ranuccio Farnese the Old
Final ruler
Parma: Antonio Farnese Spain: Elisabeth Farnese
Titles
Pope (non-hereditary)
Duke of Parma
Duke of Piacenza
Duke of Castro
Count of Ronciglione
Style(s)
"His Holiness" (papacy) "Grace"
Estate(s)
Ducal Palace of Colorno Palazzo del Giardino (it) Palazzo della Pilotta Palazzo Farnese Villa Farnese
Dissolution
1766 (1766)
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), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (a military commander and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands), and Elisabeth Farnese, who became Queen of Spain and whose legacy was brought to her Bourbon descendants.
A number of important architectural works and antiquities are associated with the Farnese family, either through construction or acquisition. Buildings include the Palazzo Farnese in Rome and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, and ancient artifacts include the Farnese Marbles.
^"Farnese, Alessandro" (US) and "Farnese, Alessandro". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23.
^"Farnese". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
The HouseofFarnese (/fɑːrˈneɪzi, -zeɪ/, also US: /-eɪsi/, Italian: [farˈneːze, -eːse]) was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke...
Elisabeth Farnese (Italian: Elisabetta Farnese, Spanish: Isabel de Farnesio; 25 October 1692 – 11 July 1766) was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip...
Farnese (29 November 1679 – 20 January 1731) was the eighth and final Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza. He married, in 1727, Enrichetta d'Este of Modena...
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...
(31 mi) north-west of Rome, originally commissioned and owned by the HouseofFarnese. A property of the Republic of Italy, Villa Farnese is run by the Polo...
and the sister of Pope Paul III. Known as Giulia la bella (Italian for 'Julia the beautiful'), she was a member of the noble Farnese family, who were...
(Alessandro Farnese) for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza...
first two years of his reign under the regency of his uncle, Francesco Maria Farnese and his mother. Ranuccio belonged to the HouseofFarnese, whose duchy...
Ranuccio I Farnese (28 March 1569 – 5 March 1622) reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio...
the last duke, Antonio Farnese, died without direct heirs. After a decade of Habsburg rule, the duchy passed to the Houseof Bourbon-Parma. It was invaded...
Caterina Farnese (18 February 1615 – 25 July 1646) was a member of the Ducal HouseofFarnese. She was Duchess of Modena as the first wife of Francesco...
Orsini, Count of Pitigliano (Orsini) 1504 1519 19 August 1545 husband's accession 10 September 1547 husband's death 1570 Peter Louis Margaret of Austria Charles...
February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death...
Francesco Farnese (19 May 1678 – 26 February 1727) reigned as the seventh Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1694 until his death. Married to Dorothea...
Pietro Farnese (1639–1677), son of Odoardo I Farnese, Prince of Parma and Piacenza; Princess Margherita Maria Farnese (1664–1718), daughter of Ranuccio...
Margherita Farnese (7 November 1567 – 13 April 1643), was an Italian noblewoman member of the HouseofFarnese and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Mantua...
Margherita Maria Farnese (24 November 1664 – 17 June 1718) was an Italian noblewoman born into the HouseofFarnese. She was the Duchess of Modena and Reggio...
1522 – 18 January 1586) was Duchess of Parma from 1547 to 1586 as the wife of Duke Ottavio Farnese and Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and...
surrounding area was a feud of the HouseofFarnese, by the cardinal Alessandro Farnese senio in 1530, according to a project of the architect Antonio da...
religious order of the Catholic Church hereditary in the HouseofFarnese and its heirs, the Bourbons, dates from the transfer to Francesco Farnese on 11 January...
Vittoria Farnese (29 April 1618 – 10 August 1649) was an Italian noblewoman. She was born in Parma, the daughter of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and...
Farnese may refer to: HouseofFarnese, Italian dynasty Ranuccio Farnese (1390–1450) Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549) Alessandro Farnese...
He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism...
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Papal States
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Duchy of Castro