NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Duchy of Parma

The Duchy of Parma was created in Events December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Births Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian (Ferrarese) composer of madrigals, also an organist and influential teacher Giulio Caccini, Italian (Florentine) composer, sometimes called the founder of opera Deaths October 18 - John Taverner, composer... 1545 from that part of the The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1395 to 1797. Although it was technically subject to the Holy Roman Empire, the Duchy was de facto independent. Although the Duchys territory varied over the centuries, it generally covered much of Lombardy, including both Milan and Pavia... Duchy of Milan south of the Po redirects here, for alternate uses see Po (disambiguation). Po River (Padus River in ancient times) flows 652 kilometers from west to east across northern Italy, from Mount Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 square kilometers. It... Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III, (1543) portrait by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli), Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. He also called the Council of Trent in 1545. Born Alessandro Farnese in Carino, in Tuscany, he came through... Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese is also the name of Pier Luigi Farnese (b. 1435), father of Pope Paul III. Pier Luigi Farnese was born in 1503, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (cardinal). He became a soldier and participated in the sack of Rome in 1527. When his father was... Pier Luigi Farnese, centered around the city of Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. The city was most probably founded and named by the Etruscans, for a parma (circular shield) was a Latin borrowing, as were many Roman terms for particular arms, and... Parma. In Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. 830,000 people may have been killed. February... 1556, the second Duke, Ottavio Farnese, was given the city of Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza. It was founded in 218 BC as a Roman military colony, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English. In 1095 it... Piacenza, becoming thus also Duke of Piacenza, and thus the state was thereafter properly known as the Duchies of Parma and Piacenza.

The Farnese family continued to rule until their extinction in Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. Births May 8 - Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, abolitionist (died 1809) June 21 - Martha Washington October 10 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist (died 1810) November 9 -Benjamin Banneker, surveyor of the... 1731, at which point the Duchy was inherited by the young son of the King Philip V of Spain (1683-1746) was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. The grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was chosen by the dying Charles II of Spain as his successor. This provoked the War of the Spanish... King of Spain, Charles III (January 20, 1716 - December 14, 1788) was king of Spain from 1759 to 1788. The first son of the second marriage of Philip V with Elizabeth Farnese of Parma, he was one of the so-called enlightened monarchs. It was his good fortune to be sent to rule... Don Charles, whose mother Elizabeth Farnese (October 25, 1692 - 1766), queen of Spain, was the only daughter of Odoardo II, prince of Parma. Her mother educated her in strict seclusion, but seclusion altogether failed to tame her imperious and ambitious temper. At the age of twenty-one (1714) she was married by proxy at... Elizabeth Farnese was the Farnese heiress. He ruled until the end of the The War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738) was a European war and a Polish civil war, with considerable interference from other countries, to determine the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland, as well as an attempt by the Bourbon powers to check the power of Austria in western... War of the Polish Succession in Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. August 4 - Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of... 1735, when Parma was ceded to Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (October 1, 1685 - October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife Eleonore_Magdalena of Pfalz_Neuburg. His educator was Anton Florian of Liechtenstein. On terms of a contract he was the... Emperor Charles VI in exchange for the The Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the new name that the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV of Naples gave to his domain (including Southern Italy and Sicily) after the end of the Napoleonic Era and the full restoration of his power in 1816.The capital city was... Two Sicilies. The Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. Their principal roles were as: Holy Roman Emperors (several centuries to 1806), and rulers of Austria (as dukes 1282– 1453, archdukes 1453– 1804, and emperors 1804– 1918), Kings... Habsburgs only ruled until the conclusion of the There were two Treaties of Aix-la-Chapelle. The first was in 1668, ending the War of Devolution; the second was in 1748, ending the War of Austrian Succession. These are sometimes known as Treaties of Aachen, since, Aix-la-Chapelle is the French name for the city of Aachen... Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... 1748, when it was ceded back to the Bourbon may refer to: Bourbon whiskey House of Bourbon Île Bourbon was the name of Réunion from 1642 until the French Revolution Places in the United States of America: Bourbon, Indiana Bourbon, Missouri Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Lousiana Bourbon-lArchambault... Bourbons in the person of Don Philip, Don Charles's younger brother. As Duke Filippo, he became the founder of the House of Bourbon-Parma.

In Events March 16 - West Point is established. March 25/27 - Treaty of Amiens between France and United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition. March 28 - H. W. Olbers discovers the asteroid Pallas. May 19 - Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French légion dhonneur (Legion of Honour). July 4... 1802, following the death of Duke Ferdinand, the Duchies were occupied by Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des... Napoleonic The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France, who took over administration, and, in Events January 1 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned February 11 - Russia issues an ultimatum to France, Finland. March 26 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII April 6 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. May 2 - Peninsular War: The... 1808, annexed them, forming out of them the Département of This Taro is the Tahitian word. Tarō (太郎) is also a Japanese given name. Binomial name Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott Taro (from the Tahitian word, it is kalo in Hawaiian) is a tropical plant (Colocasia esculenta in the Family Araceae) grown for its edible stem or corm and... Taro (although two officials were given the titles of Duc de Parme and Duc de Piacenze). In 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January 14 - Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in exchange for west Pomerania, as part of the Treaty of Kiel January 29 - French army of Emperor Napoleon I wins the Battle of Brienne January 31 - Gervasio Antonio de... 1814, the Duchies were restored under Napoleon's wife, Marie Louise (December 12, 1791 - December 17, 1847) was the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress of The French. She was born Maria Luisa Leopoldine Franziska Theresia Josepha Lucia von Hapsburg-Lothringen, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, in Vienna, the daughter of... Marie Louise of the Habsburgs, who was to rule them for her lifetime. She died in Events January January 4 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 - John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. January 30 - Yerba Buena, California is renamed San... 1847, and the Bourbon-Parma line, which had heretofore been ruling the tiny Duchy of Lucca (population 90,000) is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, near (but not on) the Ligurian Sea. It is one of the most conservative and richest cities in Northern Italy. Cattedrale San Martino, Lucca Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC... Lucca, returned. The Bourbons ruled until 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 2 - Erastus Beadle publishes The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette. January 24 - Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza under the name Romania (see December 1, 1918 for the final unification, Transylvania and other regions were still... 1859, when they were driven out by a revolution following the Sardinian victory in their war against Austria. The Duchies joined with The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. The Grand Duchy consisted of most... Tuscany and The Duchy of Modena (in full, the Duchies of Modena and Reggio) was a small Italian state that existed (with a break between 1796 and 1814) from 1452 to 1859. The Duchy was originally created for the Este family, who also ruled Ferrara until 1597. In 1796, the Duchy was... Modena to form the United Provinces of Central Italy in December, and were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. Early history The traditional giudicati of Sardinia, which were independent tribal territories each presided... Kingdom of Sardinia in March of 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. Events March March 6 - Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April April 3 - The Pony Express makes its first run. May May 1 - A chondrite type meteorite fell to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New... 1860.

The House of Bourbon continues to maintain the title Duke of Parma to this day; Carlos-Hugo ( This page is about the word Pretender as it applies to a monarchy. For other meanings, see Pretender (disambiguation). A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne. Deposed monarchs are not seen as pretenders, as the term only applies to those who have never occupied the... pretender to the Spanish throne in the 1970s - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1970s From Wikipedia Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of... 1970s) has held the title since For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster... 1977.