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Alessandro Farnese (5 October 1520 – 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.
Alessandro Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza was the duke of Parma and Piacenza and the regent of the Netherlands (1578–92) for Philip II, the Habsburg king of Spain. He was primarily responsible for maintaining Spanish control there and for perpetuating Roman Catholicism in the southern.
Italian cardinal. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of Farnese family. In Farnese Family. Pier Luigi’s eldest son, Alessandro (1520–89), had been created cardinal at 14. A patron of scholars and artists, it was he who completed the magnificent Farnese palaces in Rome and at Caprarola. Read More. Titian. In Titian: Portraits.
Alessandro Farnese, an Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts, was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.
Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (Jr.) (born 7 Oct 1520, died 2 Mar 1589) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri) Consistory - 1534 : Created Cardinal Conclave - 1549/1550 : Participated
The young Alessandro Farnese — eldest son of Pier Luigi Farnese, first Duke of Parma and brother [actually his son — Ed.] of Pope Paul III — was born 7 Oct, 1520, and died at Rome, Feb., 1589.
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The Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese is a portrait of cardinal Alessandro Farnese (the future Pope Paul III) by Raphael, executed circa 1509-1511. The cardinal posed near a window with a bright foreground, leading into a dark hall.
