Philip was a Spanish infante who reigned as Duke of Parma from 18 October 1748 until his death in 1765. He was born in Madrid as the second son of King Philip V and Queen Elisabeth. He became Duke of Parma as a result of the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. The duchy had earlier been ruled by Philip's elder brother, the future Charles III of Spain, and by their maternal ancestors. Philip founded the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet line of the House of Bourbon. He was a first cousin and son-in-law of the French king Louis XV.
Portrait by Francesco Carlo Rusca, 1745
Portrait of the Duke of Parma as a child, by Jean Ranc, c. 1725-32
Portrait of the Duke of Parma with his family, by Giuseppe Baldrighi, c. 1757
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859.
Image: Pier Luigi Farnese di Tiziano
Image: Ottavio Farnese 1521 1586
Image: Ranuccio First Farnese
Image: Edward farnesio