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Elizabeth Farnese

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Elizabeth Farnese , 1692-1766, queen of Spain, second consort of Philip V ; niece of Antonio Farnese, duke of Parma. Soon after her marriage (1714), arranged by Cardinal Alberoni and the princesse des Ursins , she gained a strong influence over her weak husband and for some time, at first with Alberoni, virtually ruled Spain, though after 1743, Ensenada was the chief power in government. Her ambition to recoup Spanish losses incurred at the Peace of Utrecht and to secure Italian thrones for her children plunged Spain into several wars. As a result of a Spanish attack on Naples during... Read more
Farnese
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Farnese , Italian noble family that ruled Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731. In the 12th cent. the Farnese held several fiefs in Latium. They became one ... supporters of the papacy. In 1534, Alessandro Farnese became pope as Paul III . He used his office to ... Piacenza for his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi ... Read more
Farnese family
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... politically useful marriages. In 1545 Pope Paul III , a Farnese, detached Parma and Piacenza from the papal dominions ... first duke was his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese (1503–47), whose son Ottavio (1542–86 ... consolidated the family's power. The 3rd duke, Alessandro Farnese , was Spain's ... Read more

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