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House of Farnese

Influential family in Renaissance Italy

  • Dated from 1545 CE
  • Also called Farnese
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Overview

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The house, member by member

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Pier Luigi Farnese 1503 CE – 1547 CE

5 children in the house

  1. Vittoria Farnese 1519 CE – 1602 CE
  2. Alessandro Farnese 1520 CE – 1589 CE
  3. Ottavio Farnese 1524 CE – 1586 CE 1 child in the house
  4. Ranuccio Farnese 1530 CE – 1565 CE
  5. Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro 1532 CE – 1553 CE
One family in House of Farnese: members whose records name this parent, oldest first. A parent from another house is on the child’s own page. Open the family tree

Every member

People whose own records place them in this house.

Offices held in the house

The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.

Duke

  • 5 holders
  • 1 gap
  1. 16 September 1545 CE – 10 September 1547 CE Pier Luigi Farnese Duke of Parma (1503-1547)
  2. 10 September 1547 CE – 18 September 1586 CE Ottavio Farnese Duke of Parma (1524-1586)
  3. 15 September 1586 CE – 3 December 1592 CE Alexander Farnese duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

  4. Gap about 102 years before the next in this house

    11 December 1694 CE – 26 February 1727 CE Francesco Farnese Duke of Parma (1678-1727)
  5. 26 February 1727 CE – 20 January 1731 CE Antonio Farnese Duke of Parma

Apostolic administrator

  • 11 holders
  • 13 overlapping pairs
  1. 18 February 1508 CE – 5 June 1510 CE Paul III pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549)
  2. 24 January 1530 CE – 17 May 1532 CE Paul III pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549)
  3. 17 June 1537 CE – 8 January 1538 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
  4. from 12 August 1538 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
  5. 1544 CE – 27 October 1544 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
  6. 13 August 1544 CE – 22 February 1549 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565)
  7. from 11 October 1549 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565)
  8. 1555 CE – 16 December 1562 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
  9. 22 November 1556 CE – 14 January 1558 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
  10. from 28 April 1564 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565)
  11. 24 February 1585 CE – 1 July 1585 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)
Every recorded holder

Duke of Castro

  • 4 holders
  1. 14 March 1537 CE – 23 September 1545 CE Pier Luigi Farnese Duke of Parma (1503-1547)
  2. 23 September 1545 CE – 10 September 1547 CE Ottavio Farnese Duke of Parma (1524-1586)
  3. 10 September 1547 CE – 18 July 1553 CE Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro Italian duke (1532-1553)
  4. 18 July 1553 CE – 18 September 1586 CE Ottavio Farnese Duke of Parma (1524-1586)

Cardinal

  • 2 holders
  • 1 overlap
  1. from 18 December 1534 CE Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

  2. Overlap held at the same time as Alessandro Farnese

    from 16 December 1545 CE Ranuccio Farnese Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565)
Every recorded holder

Affiliation

From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.

Affiliations recorded on members

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Connections

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