Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)

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Alessandro Farnese was a powerful 16th-century Italian cardinal and patron of the arts, known for his immense wealth, political influence in the Papal States, and major architectural commissions in Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cardinal
Italian noble
Renaissance patron of the arts
human
burialPlace Church of the Gesù, Rome
surface form: Church of the Gesù
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Papal States
dateOfBirth 1520-10-07
dateOfDeath 1589-03-02
educatedAt University of Bologna
University of Padua
familyName Farnese
father Pier Luigi Farnese
givenName Alessandro
grandfather Pope Paul III
knownFor immense wealth
major architectural commissions in Rome
patronage of painters and architects
political influence in the Papal States
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
mother Gerolama Orsini
movement Renaissance Italy
surface form: Italian Renaissance
nobleFamily House of Farnese
nobleTitle Duke of Castro
notableWork patronage of the Church of the Gesù in Rome
patronage of the Collegio Romano buildings
patronage of the Farnese Chapel in the Church of the Gesù
patronage of the Oratorio del Gonfalone in Rome
patronage of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome
patronage of the Villa Farnesina gardens
participatedIn Papal conclave of 1549–1550
surface form: Papal conclave, 1549–1550

Papal conclave of 1555
surface form: Papal conclave, 1555 (April)

Papal conclave of 1555
surface form: Papal conclave, 1555 (May)

Papal conclave, 1559
Papal conclave, 1565–1566
Papal conclave, 1572
Papal conclave, 1585
placeOfBirth Papal States
Rome
placeOfDeath Papal States
Rome
positionHeld Abbot commendatory of Farfa
Abbot commendatory of Tre Fontane
Bishop of Monreale
Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
Bishop of Parma
Bishop of Sabina
Bishop of Sabina
surface form: Bishop of Tusculum (Frascati)

Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
cardinal-bishop
cardinal-deacon
cardinal-priest
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Palazzo Farnese (Rome)
surface form: Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Rome
sexOrGender male

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Farnese notableMember Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Odoardo Farnese child Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese
Church of the Gesù, Rome patron Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Taddeo Zuccari workedFor Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Duke of Castro notableHolder Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese (duke)
Palazzo Farnese (Rome) patron Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese
Palazzo Farnese (Rome) commissionedBy Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Farnese Gardens on the Palatine Hill patron Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola) commissionedBy Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese the Younger
Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola) patron Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese the Younger
House of Farnese hasNotableMember Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Pier Luigi Farnese child Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Papal conclave of 1549–1550 notableParticipant Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Papal conclave of 1555 hasElector Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
Vignola workedFor Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
this entity surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese