House of Farnese
The Farnese were an Italian noble family, which is attested in the territory of today's province of Viterbo since the 11th century. The family seat was Castrum Farneti (now Farnese), of which probably derives its name.
Members of the first generations of the family were in the military service act, but also were in the service of the church and thus came to Rome. The final rise of the family began with Alessandro Farnese, who in 1534 as Paul III. was elected Pope. In 1545 he gave his illegitimate son Pier Luigi Farnese the newly created Duchy of Parma, Piacenza, he expanded into a hereditary duchy, which was ruled by their descendants until the extinction of the male line in 1731.
Important family members
- Guido Farnese († 1328 ), bishop of Orvieto, inaugurated in 1309 the cathedral in Orvieto one.
- Ranuccio Farnese il Vecchio (1390-1460), Count of Pitigliano, 1417 Senator in Rome
- Alessandro Farnese (1468-1549), Pope Paul III. from 1534
- Giulia Farnese, called la Bella (1474-1524), mistress of Pope Alexander VI. from the Borgia family
- Costanza Farnese (1500-1545) illegitimate daughter of Pope Paul III.
- Pier Luigi Farnese II (1503-1547), 1545 Duke of Parma
- Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589), Cardinal Dean
- Ottavio Farnese (1524-1586), Duke of Parma in 1547, Duke of Piacenza in 1556
- Ranuccio Farnese (1530-1556), Cardinal
- Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1586, governor of the Netherlands 1577
- Ranuccio I Farnese (1569-1622), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1592
- ODOARDO Farnese (1573-1626), Cardinal
- ODOARDO I. Farnese (1612-1646), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1622
- Ranuccio II Farnese (1630-1694), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1646
- Alessandro Farnese (1635-1689), governor of the Netherlands 1680-1682
- Orazio Farnese (1636-1656), the Venetian General
- ODOARDO II Farnese (1666-1693), Erbherzog of Parma and Piacenza
- Francesco Farnese (1678-1727), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1694
- Antonio Farnese (1679-1731), Duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1727
- Elisabetta Farnese (1692-1766), Queen of Spain, wife of King Philip V of Spain
Family relationships
Until Pope Paul III.
By Paul III. to Ranuccio I.
From Ranuccio I. to extinction
Others
On the Farnese Palazzo Farnese is the back in Rome, the Villa Farnese in Caprarola, as the name of the Villa Farnesina in Trastevere. The Farnese collections have gone through inheritance from Rome to Naples, where they are housed in the local Museo Archeologico Nazionale since 1826.