Ferdinand, Duke Of Parma
Ferdinand Maria Philip Louis Sebastian Francis James of Parma (20 January 1751 – 9 October 1802) was Duke of Parma from 1765 to 1802. He was the second child and only son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Élisabeth of France, eldest daughter of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska. His paternal grandparents were Philip V of Spain (in turn a grandson of Louis XIV) and his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese.
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