Farnese

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Italian noble family Renaissance dynasty

Farnese is a powerful Italian noble family from the Renaissance era, noted for producing Pope Paul III and for its significant political and cultural influence.

Aliases (2)

House of Farnese ×2
Giulia Farnese ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian noble family → Renaissance dynasty →
associatedWith	Duchy of Parma → surface form: "Duchy of Parma and Piacenza" House of Bourbon → Kingdom of Spain →
coatOfArms	six blue fleurs-de-lis on a gold field →
countryOfOrigin	Italy →
culturalInfluence	Counter-Reformation patronage → Italian Renaissance art → Roman architecture →
declinePeriod	18th century →
foundedBy	Pietro Farnese (medieval ancestor) →
knownFor	architectural patronage → art collection → cultural patronage → political influence in Italy → producing Pope Paul III → rule of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza →
language	Italian →
legacy	integration into the Bourbon dynasty through Elisabetta Farnese → transfer of Farnese art collections to Naples →
notableMember	Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) → Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → surface form: "Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma" Elisabeth Farnese → surface form: "Elisabetta Farnese" Margaret of Parma → Odoardo Farnese → Pope Paul III → Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma → surface form: "Ranuccio I Farnese"
patronage	Farnese Bull sculpture collection → Farnese Gardens on the Palatine Hill → Farnese Hercules sculpture collection → Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola) → Palazzo Farnese (Rome) →
placeOfOrigin	Lazio → Val d’Orcia →
politicalAlignment	Papal States →
politicalRole	papal politics →
region	Central Italy →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
riseToProminence	16th century →
successorDynasty	House of Bourbon-Parma →
timePeriod	Early Modern period → surface form: "Early modern period" Renaissance →
titlesHeld	Duke of Castro → Duke of Parma → Duke of Piacenza →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elisabeth Farnese → familyName → Farnese →

Odoardo Farnese → familyName → Farnese →

Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma → familyName → Farnese →

Pope Paul III → familyName → Farnese →

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → house → Farnese →

Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma → house → Farnese →

Pope Paul III → memberOf → Farnese →

this entity surface form: "House of Farnese"

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → nobleFamily → Farnese →

this entity surface form: "House of Farnese"

Pope Paul III → sibling → Farnese →

this entity surface form: "Giulia Farnese"