House of Farnese - Most Notable Members

Most Notable Members

  • Pietro Farnese (dates unknown)
  • Ranuccio Farnese (1390–1450)
  • Pier Luigi Farnese (1435–87)
  • Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549)
  • Giulia Farnese, mistress of Pope Alexander VI and sister of Pope Paul III
  • Pier Luigi Farnese, first Duke of Parma (1503–47)
  • Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal (1520–89)
  • Ottavio Farnese, second Duke of Parma (1524–86)
  • Ranuccio Farnese, Cardinal (1530–65)
  • Alessandro Farnese, third Duke of Parma (1545–92)
  • Ranuccio I Farnese, fourth Duke of Parma (1569–1622)
  • Odoardo Farnese, fifth Duke of Parma (1612–46)
  • Ranuccio II Farnese, sixth Duke of Parma (1630–94)
  • 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)

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