Alessandro Farnese was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was
Portrait by Titian, c. 1545-1546
Titian's triple portrait, Pope Paul III and his Grandsons, depicts Alessandro at left.
Pope Paul IV, c. 1556
Cardinal Carlo Borromeo
Pier Luigi Farnese
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Pier Luigi Farnese was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. He was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. He became a so
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
…and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese 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. He should not be confused with his nephew, Alessandro Farnese, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, and the…
Portrait of Pier Luigi Farnese by Titian, 1546
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
View of Castro (1663).
Pier Luigi appointed to Duke of Parma and Piacenza by Paul III