Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Spain

Elizabeth Farnese (October 25, 1692 – July 11, 1766), Queen consort of Spain, also known as Isabel de Farnesio or Isabella Farnese, was the only daughter of Odoardo II Farnese, Duke of Parma. Her paternal grandfather was Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. Image File history File links Queen Elizabeth Farnese of Spain, wife to Philip V of Spain. ... Image File history File links Queen Elizabeth Farnese of Spain, wife to Philip V of Spain. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Ranuccio Farnese (September 17, 1630 — December 11, 1694), or Ranuccio II, was the sixth Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1646 until his death nearly 50 years later. ...

Maternal ancestry

Her mother Dorothea Sophie von Neuburg was a daughter of Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth Amalie Magdalene of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her maternal grandparents were Georg II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) and Sofie Eleonore, Princess of Saxony (1609–1671). Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (24 November 1615 - 2 September 1690), was Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1690. ... The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt came into existence in 1568, as the portion of George, youngest of the four sons of Landgrave Philipp of Hesse. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ...

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Life account

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 Parma to Philip V of Spain. The marriage was arranged by Cardinal Alberoni, with the concurrence of the Princess des Ursins, the Camarera Mayor. // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. ... King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ... Cardinal Alberoni Giulio Alberoni (May 21, 1664 OS - June 26 NS, 1752), Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain, was born near Piacenza, probably at the village of Fiorenzuola dArda in the Duchy of Parma. ... Marie-Anne de la Trémoille, Princesse des Ursins (1642 - December 5, 1722), lady of the Spanish court, was the daughter of the Duc de Noirmontier and his wife Renée Julie Aubri. ...

On arriving at the borders of Spain, Elizabeth was met by the Princess des Ursins, but received her sternly, and, perhaps in accordance with a plan previously concerted with the king, at once ordered her to be removed from her presence and from Spain. Over the weak king Elizabeth quickly obtained complete influence. This influence was exerted altogether in support of the policy of Alberoni, one chief aim of which was to recover the ancient Italian possessions of Spain, and which actually resulted in the seizure of Sardinia and Sicily. So vigorously did she enter into this policy that, when the French forces advanced to the Pyrenees, she placed herself at the head of one division of the Spanish army. Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... /query. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ...

But Elizabeth's ambition was grievously disappointed. The Triple Alliance thwarted her plans, and at length in 1720 the allies made the banishment of Alberoni a condition of peace. Sicily also had to be evacuated. And finally, all her entreaties failed to prevent the abdication of Philip, who in 1724 gave up the throne to his heir, and retired to the palace of La Granja. There have been numerous alliances known as the Triple Alliance: Aztec Triple Alliance - Mexico, Acolhuacan and Tecpanecapan. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... La Granja (Spanish for the farm) may refer to: La Granja (reality television) La Granja (municipality) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Seven months later, however, the death of the young king recalled Philip to the throne. During his later years, when he was nearly imbecile, she directed the whole policy of Spain so as to secure thrones in Italy for her sons. In 1736 she had the satisfaction of seeing her favorite scheme realized in the accession of her son Don Carlos (afterwards Charles III of Spain) to the throne of the Two Sicilies and his recognition by the powers in the treaty of Vienna. Her second son, Philip, became duke of Parma. Elizabeth survived her husband twenty years. Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 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. ... There were several treaties of Vienna: Treaty of Vienna, 1725 Treaty of Vienna, 1731 Treaty of Vienna, 1738 Treaty of Vienna, 1809 Treaty of Vienna, 1815 Treaty of Vienna, 1864 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Philip of Parma (March 15, 1720 - July 18, 1765) was duke of Parma from 1748 to 1765. ... The Duchy of Parma was a small Italian state between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1860. ...

List of children

She had seven children by Philip V:

• Charles III of Spain (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788).
• Prince Francisco of Spain (21 March 1717–21 April 1717).
• Marianne Victoria of Borbón (March 31, 1718 – January 15, 1781). She became Queen consort of Joseph I of Portugal.
• Philip of Parma (March 20, 1720 – July 18, 1765) Duke of Parma and founder of the line of Bourbon-Parma.
• Princess Maria-Teresa of Spain (June 11, 1726 – July 22, 1746). First consort of Louis, dauphin de France.
• Prince Luis Antonio of Spain (July 25, 1727–7 August 1785). Was Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain and Cardinal since 1735. In 1754 renounced his ecclesiastical titles and became Count of Chinchón. In 1776, he married morganatically Doña María Teresa de Vallabriga y de Rozas and had issue, but without royal titles.
• Maria Antonietta of Spain (November 17, 1729 – September 19, 1785). Consort of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.

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Further reading

• See Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire d'Espagne sous le régne de Philippe V by the Marquis de St Philippe, translated by Maudave (Paris, 1756); Memoirs of Elizabeth Farnese (London, 1746); and E Armstrong, Elizabeth Farnese, the Termagant of Spain (1892).

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Reference

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.