Farnese

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For the town in Italy with the same name, see Farnese (VT).

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The family could trace its origins back to around AD 984. Important members include Pope Paul III and the Dukes of Parma. Several important architectural works and antiquities are associated with the Farnese family, either through construction or acquisition. These include the Palazzo Farnese in Rome and the Villa Farnese in Caprarola.

[edit] List of important Farnese family members

• Pietro Farnese (dates unknown)
• Ranuccio Farnese (1390—1450)
• Pier Luigi Farnese (1435—1487)
• Pope Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (1468—1549)
• Giulia Farnese, mistress of Pope Alexander VI and sister of the above Alessandro Farnese
• Pier Luigi Farnese, first Duke of Parma (1503—1547)
• Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal (1520—1589)
• Ottavio Farnese, second Duke of Parma (1524—1586)
• Ranuccio Farnese, Cardinal (1530—1565)
• Alessandro Farnese, third Duke of Parma (1545—1592)
• Ranuccio I Farnese, fourth Duke of Parma (1569—1622)
• Odoardo Farnese, fifth Duke of Parma (1612—1646)
• Ranuccio II Farnese, sixth Duke of Parma (1630—1694)
• Francesco Farnese, seventh Duke of Parma (1678—1727)
• Antonio Farnese, eighth Duke of Parma (1679—1731)
• Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain, wife of King Philip V, mother of Charles III (1692—1766)

[edit] External links

• Farnese family tree from about 1390 to 1766.