Farnese Gladiator

	Farnese Gladiator Farnese may refer to: People * House of Farnese, Italian dynasty Ranuccio Farnese (1390–1450) Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549) Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal (1520–1589) Giulia Farnese (1474–1524), mistress of Pope Alexander VI and sister of Pope Paul III Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503–1547) 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) * Larry Farnese (born 1968), American politician from Pennsylvania Places * Farnese, Lazio, comune (municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	House Of Farnese The House of Farnese (, also , ) was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Duke of Latera 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. History Origins The family could trace its origins back to around AD 984 and took its name from one of its oldest feudal possessions - ''Castrum Farneti''. There has been some debate as to the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Francesco Farnese, Duke Of Parma 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 Sophia of the Palatinate, his brother Odoardo's widow, to avoid the return of her dowry, Francesco curtailed court expenditure, enormous under his father and predecessor, Ranuccio II, while preventing the occupation of his Duchy of Parma, nominally a Papal fief, during the War of the Spanish Succession.Solari, p 259. The second son of Ranuccio II Farnese and Maria d'Este of Modena, the Duke, despite his efforts otherwise, saw Parma declared a fief of the Duchy of Milan, an Austrian province in Italy, towards the end of the war.Armstrong, p 6. His inability to produce offspring, combined with his brother Antonio's barrenness, lead to the accession of his niece the Queen of Spain's eldest son, Don Carlos, in 1731. Biography The second son of Ranuccio II Farnese and Maria d'Este of Modena, Francesco, born in 1678, asce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola The Villa Farnese, also known as Villa Caprarola, is a pentagonal mansion in the town of Caprarola in the province of Viterbo The province of Viterbo () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo. Geography Viterbo is the most northerly of the provinces of Lazio. It is bordered to the south by the Metropolitan Cit ..., Northern Lazio, Italy, approximately north-west of Rome, originally commissioned and owned by the House of Farnese. A property of the Republic of Italy, Villa Farnese is run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. This villa is not to be confused with two similarly-named properties of the family, the Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Palazzo Farnese and the Villa Farnesina, both in Rome. The Villa Farnese is situated directly above the town of Caprarola and dominates its surroundings. It is a massive Renaissance and Mannerist architecture, Mannerist construction, opening to the Monte Cimini, a range of densely wooded volcanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]