Filippo I, Duke of Parma

Philip (, ; 15 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) was Duke of Parma from 18 October 1748 until his death in 1765. A Spanish infante by birth, 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.

Life Portrait of the Infante as a child, by Jean Ranc, Born at the Royal Alcazar in Madrid as Felipe de Borbón y Farnesio, he was the fourth child of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. He was raised in Madrid and as a child showed more interest in art than in politics. As was usual for a child of the Spanish royal family, he was raised in the Queen's household until the age of seven, with the Marchioness of Montehermoso as his governess. At this point, the four year old infante Philip was assigned the Marquis of Surco as governor of his household to ensure a smooth running of his daily life, where he and his siblings lived away from their parents.

Marriage

Philip married his first cousin once removed Princess Louise Élisabeth of France in Alcalá de Henares, Spain on 25 October 1739. They had three children.

Princess Isabella of Parma (31 December 1741 – 27 November 1763) – she married Marie Antoinette's older brother, the Austrian emperor, Archduke Joseph of Austria. She had issue, but all her children died in childhood. Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma (20 January 1751 – 9 October 1802) – he succeeded his father as Duke of Parma and married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria and left issue. Princess Luisa Maria of Parma (9 December 1751 – 2 January 1819) married Charles IV of Spain and left issue. Their marriage was an unhappy one, and Louise Elisabeth died of smallpox at the age of 32 in 1759. Philip himself also died of smallpox unexpectedly on 18 July 1765 in Alessandria, Sardinia, boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; 1= 2= 2. Philip V of Spain 3= 3. Elisabeth Farnese 4= 4. Louis, Dauphin of France 5= 5. Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria 6= 6. Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma 7= 7. Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg 8= 8. Louis XIV of France 9= 9. Maria Theresa of Austria 10= 10. Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria 11= 11. Henriette Adelaide of Savoy 12= 12. Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma 13= 13. Isabella d'Este 14= 14. Philip William, Elector Palatine 15= 15. Princess Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Honours Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (22 March 1736)

Heraldry