Farnese may refer to: House of Farnese, Italian dynasty Ranuccio Farnese (1390–1450) Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549) Alessandro Farnese...
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The House of Farnese (/fɑːrˈneɪzi, -zeɪ/, also US: /-eɪsi/, Italian: [farˈneːze, -eːse]) was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of...
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Palazzo Farnese ([paˈlattso farˈneːze, -eːse]) or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic...
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The Farnese Hercules (Italian: Ercole Farnese) is an ancient statue of Hercules, probably an enlarged copy made in the early third century AD and signed...
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Pope Paul III (redirect from Alessandro Farnèse)
Italian: Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13...
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Alexander Farnese (Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592) was an Italian noble and condottiero, who...
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Alessandro Farnese may refer to: Pope Paul III (1468–1549), Roman Catholic Bishop of Rome Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (1520–1589), Paul's grandson,...
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Giulia Farnese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja farˈneːze, -eːse]; 1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI,...
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Elisabeth Farnese (Italian: Elisabetta Farnese, Spanish: Isabel de Farnesio; 25 October 1692 – 11 July 1766) was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip...
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Ranuccio Farnese may refer to: Ranuccio Farnese il Vecchio (1390–1450), grandfather of Pope Paul III Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529), son of Pope Paul III...
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The Villa Farnese, also known as Villa Caprarola, is a pentagonal mansion in the town of Caprarola in the province of Viterbo, Northern Lazio, Italy,...
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Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from...
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Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547. He should not be confused with his nephew, Alessandro Farnese,...
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The Farnese Atlas is a 2nd-century CE Roman marble sculpture of Atlas holding up a celestial globe. Probably a copy of an earlier work of the Hellenistic...
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Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating...
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Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (category House of Farnese)
Originally a realm of the Farnese family after Pope Paul III made it a hereditary duchy for his son, Pier Luigi Farnese, it was ruled by the dynasty...
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The Farnese Bull (Italian: Toro Farnese), formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome, is a massive Roman elaborated copy of a Hellenistic sculpture. It...
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Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (born June 1, 1968) is an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate where he represented...
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The Farnese Hours is an illuminated manuscript book of hours created by Giulio Clovio for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1546. Considered the masterpiece...
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Odoardo Farnese may refer to: Odoardo Farnese (cardinal) (1573–1626) Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612–1646) Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of...
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The Hera Farnese is a type of sculpture of Hera. Its main example is a 63 cm high Roman marble copy of the 1st century AD of a Greek original of the second...
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Antonio Farnese (29 November 1679 – 20 January 1731) was the eighth and final Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza. He married, in 1727, Enrichetta d'Este...
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The Farnese Gardens (Italian: Orti Farnesiani sul Palatino), or "Gardens of Farnese upon the Palatine", are a garden in Rome, central Italy, created in...
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The Farnese Cup or Tazza Farnese is a 2nd-century BC cameo hardstone carving bowl or cup made in Hellenistic Egypt in four-layered sardonyx agate, now...
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Palazzo Farnese is a palace in Rome, Italy. Palazzo Farnese may also refer to: Palazzo Farnese, Piacenza Villa Farnese, Caprarola House of Farnese This disambiguation...
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Clelia Farnese (1552/1556 – 11 September 1613), was an Italian noblewoman, member of the House of Farnese, and by her two marriages Marchioness of Civitanova...
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the Farnese pope, Paul III, detached Parma and Piacenza from the Papal States and gave them as a duchy to his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, whose...
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Ranuccio I Farnese (28 March 1569 – 5 March 1622) reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio...
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Ranuccio Farnese (11 August 1530 – 29 October 1565) was an Italian prelate of the Farnese family, who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci from 1545 to...
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Piazza Farnese is the main square of the Regola district of Rome, Italy. The history and breadth of the square began in 16th century, when Cardinal Alessandro...
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