Francesco Farnese (May 19, 1678 - May 26, 1727) was Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1694 until his death. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ...
He became the heir to the trone after the death of his brother Odoardo II Farnese in 1693, and became duke in 1694. He married his brothers widow Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg in 1696.
His halfsister, Isabella Farnese, became queen of Spain in 1714.
He was succeded by his brother Antonio in 1727. Antonio is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese first name. ...
But the duke came to an arrangement with his father-in-law, by which he regained Piacenza and his other fiefs The rest of his life was spent quietly at home, where the moderation and wisdom of his rule won for him the affection of his people.
His son Francesco Maria (1678-1727) suffered from the wars between Spain and Austria, the latter's troops devastating his territory; but although this obliged him to levy some burdensome taxes, he was a good ruler and practised economy in his administration.
The Palazzo Farnese in Rome, one of the finest specimens of Roman Renaissance architecture, was begun under Paul III., while he was cardinal, by Antonio da San Gallo, and completed by his nephew Cardinal Alessandro under the direction of Michelangelo (1526).
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