About Francesco Maria Farnese
Lived 1619 – 1647 (aged 27). Francesco Maria Farnese was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Francesco Maria Farnese (15 August 1619 – 12 July 1647) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.
He was born in Parma, the son of Ranuccio I Farnese, duke of Parma, and Margherita Aldobrandini, niece of Pope Clement VIII. He was appointed as cardinal by Pope Innocent X in 1644, but he never came to Rome to receive the cardinalatial hat. After the death of his brother Odoardo I Farnese in 1646, Francesco Maria acted for two years as regent of the Duchy of Parma of Piacenza for his nephew Ranuccio II.
He died at Parma in 1647.
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Italian cardinal (1619-1647)
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Francesco Maria Farnese was born on 8 August 1619 in Parma.
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Francesco Maria Farnese died on 12 July 1647 in Parma.
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Francesco Maria Farnese was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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