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Alessandro Farnese (5 October 1520 [1] – 2 March 1589), an Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts, was the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.
Born in 1468 at Canino, Latium (then part of the Papal States), Alessandro Farnese was the second son of Pier Luigi I Farnese, Signore di Montalto (1435–1487) and Giovanna Caetani, [1] [2] a member of the Caetani family which had produced Pope Gelasius II and Pope Boniface VIII.
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)
Pope Paul III and His Grandsons (Italian: Papa Paolo III e i nipoti) [1] is an oil on canvas painting by Titian, housed in the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.It was commissioned by the Farnese family and painted during Titian's visit to Rome between autumn 1545 and June 1546. [2]
The coat of arms of Farnese Pope Paul III Detail of the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne by Annibale Carracci, the Farnese Gallery, 1595. The Virgin and The Unicorn, depicting Giulia Farnese by Domenichino, ca 1602. Palazzo Farnese ([paˈlattso farˈneːze,-eːse]) or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome ...
Farnese collection, National Archaeological Museum, Naples. The items in the collection were acquired or requisitioned by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, who became Pope Paul III (1534–1549). Classical artworks were routinely uncovered in Roman lands, and during the Italian Renaissance had become much desired. Many were family heirlooms of ...
The consent of Imperialists was also quickly achieved, and in the evening it was clear that Alessandro Farnese would be elected unanimously. [4] On October 13 in the morning a formal scrutiny took place, but it was a mere formality: Farnese received all votes except of his own. [5] He accepted his election and took the name of Paul III.
The Duchy of Parma was created by Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) in 1545 from former parts of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River which had been conquered by the Papal States in 1512. These territories, centered on the city of Parma, were given as a fief to Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese. [2]