House of Farnese
1545–1731
Pope Paul III (1468-1549)
- Pope Paul III (1468-1549) born Alessandro Farnese. Pope from 1534.
Pier Luigi Farnese (1503 –1547) Duke of Parma
- Pier Luigi Farnese (1503 –1547) the first Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1545, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III). Knight of the Order of Santiago. Captain General of the Church. Married Gerolama Orsini (1504–1570) daughter of Lodovico Orsini, Count of Pitigliano.
Ottavio Farnese (1524 – 1586) Duke of Parma
- Ottavio Farnese (1524 – 1586) Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1547 and Duke of Castro from 1545, younger son of Pier Luigi Farnese. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Margaret of Austria (1522 – 1586) illegitimate daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Alexander Farnese (1545 – 1592) Duke of Parma
- Alexander Farnese (1545 – 1592) Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Castro, and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Infanta Maria of Guimarães or Portugal (1538 – 1577) daughter of Infante Duarte of Portugal, Duke of Guimarães.
Ranuccio I Farnese (1569 – 1622) Duke of Parma
- Ranuccio I Farnese (1569 – 1622) Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Margarita Aldobrandini (1588 – 1646) daughter of Don Giovanni Francesco Aldobrandini, Prince of Carpineto.
Odoardo Farnese (1612 – 1646) Duke of Parma
- Odoardo Farnese (1612 – 1646) Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro. Married Margherita de Medici (1612 – 1679) daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Ranuccio II Farnese (1630 – 1694) Duke of Parma
- Ranuccio II Farnese (1630 – 1694) Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Duke of Castro 1646-1649. Married firstly Marguerite Yolande of Savoy (1635 – 1663) daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, secondly Isabella d'Este of Modena (1635 – 1666) daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio and thirdly Maria d'Este (1644 – 1684) sister of his second wife.
Odoardo Farnese (1666 – 1693) Hereditary Prince of Parma
- Odoardo Farnese (1666 – 1693) Hereditary Prince of Parma. Married Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670 – 1748) daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine. Parents of Elizabeth Farnese, wife of Philip V of Spain, themselves parents of Charles III (1716- 1788) King of Spain formerly Duke of Pama 1732–35 and Infante Philip of Spain (1720-1765) Duke of Parma 1748-1765. See Parma (Bourbon)
Francesco Farnese (1678 – 1727) Duke of Parma
- Francesco Farnese (1678 – 1727) Duke of Parma and Piacenza. Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of Saint George from 1698. Married his brother’s widow, Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670 – 1748) daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine.
Antonio Farnese (1679 – 1731) Duke of Parma
- Antonio Farnese (1679 – 1731) Duke of Parma and Piacenza. Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of Saint George. Married Enrichetta d'Este (1702 – 1777) daughter of Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena. Last of the line.
Clerics:
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520 – 1589)
- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520 – 1589) Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, Archbishop of Monreale, Bishop of Parma and titular Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, eldest son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma.
Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese (1530 – 1565)
- Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese (1530 – 1565) titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. Grand Prior of the Knights of Malta's San Giovanni dei Forlani in Venice, youngest son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma.
Cardinal Odoardo Farnese (1573 – 1626)
- Cardinal Odoardo Farnese (1573 – 1626) Bishop of Frascati, second son of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma.
Cardinal Francesco Maria Farnese (1620 – 1647)
- Cardinal Francesco Maria Farnese (1620 – 1647) youngest son of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma