Ranuccio Farnese (cardinal)

Italian prelate

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Titian's portrait of the 12-year-old Ranuccio Farnese. Ranuccio Farnese as Cardinal

Ranuccio Farnese (11 August 1530 – 29 October 1565) was an Italian prelate of the Farnese family, who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci from 1545 to his death in 1565. Son of Pier Luigi Farnese, the illegitimate son of Pope Paul III, Farnese was created Cardinal at the age of 15 by his grandfather the pope: he was nicknamed the cardinalino ("little cardinal") for his young age.

## Biography

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Ranuccio Farnese was born in Valentano. As a 12-year-old, he was made prior of the Knights of Malta's important property San Giovanni dei Forlani in Venice. He was also administrator of the archdiocese of Naples, and was granted several bishoprics; Farnese was twice the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1546 to 1550 and 1554?-1565. Farnese was patron to Federico Commandino, an important translator of ancient Greek mathematical works.

Farnese's brother, Ottavio Farnese, was Duke of Parma, and his brother Alessandro Farnese was also a cardinal

He is buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

## References

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20041214144605/http://www.exseminarians.com/rome/Churches/johnlateran.htm (retrieved January 23, 2005)
* Miranda, Salvador. "FARNESE, O.S.Io.Hieros., Ranuccio (1530-1565)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050208010329/http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg23/gg23-41320.0.html (retrieved January 23, 2005)

## External links

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* Ranuccio Farnese's tomb
* Farnese family tree Archived 2009-07-19 at the Wayback Machine from about 1390 to 1766.

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Princes of Parma

1st generation|

* Ottavio, Duke of Parma
* Prince Alessandro
* Prince Rannucio

2nd generation|

* Alexander, Duke of Parma

3rd generation|

* Ranuccio I, Duke of Parma
* Cardinal-Prince Odoardo

4th generation|

* Odoardo, Duke of Parma

5th generation|

* Ranuccio II, Duke of Parma
* Prince Alessandro

6th generation|

* Odoardo, Hereditary Prince of Parma
* Francesco, Duke of Parma
* Antonio, Duke of Parma

7th generation|

* None

8th generation|

* None

9th generation|

* Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma

10th generation|

* Louis I of Etruria

11th generation|

* Charles II, Duke of Parma

12th generation|

* Charles III, Duke of Parma

13th generation|

* Robert I, Duke of Parma
* Prince Henry, Count of Bardi

14th generation|

* Henry, Duke of Parma
* Joseph, Duke of Parma
* Elias, Duke of Parma
* Prince Sixtus
* Xavier, Duke of Parma
* Felix, Prince Consort of Luxembourg*
* Prince René
* Prince Gaetano

15th generation|

* Robert II, Duke of Parma
* Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma
* Prince Sixtus Henry, Duke of Aranjuez
* Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg*^
* Prince Charles*^
* Prince Jacques
* Prince Michel

16th generation|

* Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
* Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi
* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg*^
* Prince Jean*^
* Prince Guillaume*^
* Prince Robert*^

* *also prince of Luxembourg
* ^also prince of Nassau

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