The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. Important members include Pope Paul III and the Dukes of Parma. Several important architectural works and antiquities are associated with the Farnese family, either through construction or acquisition. These include the Palazzo Farnese in Rome and the Villa Farnese in Caprarola.

List of important Farnese family members

• Pietro Farnese (dates unknown)
• Ranuccio Farnese (1390—1450)
• Pier Luigi Farnese (1435—1487)
• Pope Paul III, né Alexandre Farnese (1468—1549)
• Pier Luigi Farnese, first Duke of Parma (1503—1547)
• Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal (1520—1589)
• 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)

External links

Farnese family tree from about 1390 to 1766.