- Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma
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Odoardo Farnese Hereditary Prince of Parma Tenure 12 August 1666 – 6 September 1693 Spouse Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Issue Prince Alessandro Ignazio
Elisabeth, Queen of SpainFull name Odoardo Farnese Father Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma Mother Isabella d'Este Born 12 August 1666
Ducal Palace of Colorno, ParmaDied 6 September 1693 (aged 27) Burial Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma Odoardo Farnese (12 August 1666 – 6 September 1693) was the son and heir of Duke Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza. He was the Hereditary Prince of Parma from his birth till his death. He was the father of the famously domineering Elisabeth Farnese.
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Biography
Born at the Ducal Palace of Colorno in Colorno outside the city of Parma, his mother Isabella d´Este, died some twelve days after giving birth to Odoardo who was the couples only son on 21 August 1666 at Colorno.
His only full sibling was Margherita Maria Farnese, future Duchess of Modena and wife of Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena.
His father had been previously married to Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, first cousin of Louis XIV but the marriage resulted in no children. His father then married his mother Isabella d´Este, daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Maria Caterina Farnese. His parents were first cousins.
Odoardo Farnese married Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg by proxy on 3 April 1690. The couple were married publicly at the Parma Cathedral on 17 May 1690.
She was the daughter of the well-connected Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. The marriage was the first between an Italian prince and a German princess. Dorothea Sophie also bought a large dowry to the Farnese.
Odoardo died before his father and never ruled. His widow Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg remarried Odoardo's half-brother Francesco Farnese on 8 December 1695, who became Duke when his father died in 1694.
Issue
- Alessandro Ignazio Farnese (6 December 1691 - 5 August 1693);
- Elisabeth Farnese (25 October 1692 - 11 July 1766) married King Philip V of Spain and had issue.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 12 August 1666 – 6 September 1693 His Highness the Hereditary Prince of Parma
Ancestry
Further reading
Philip V of Spain: The King Who Reigned Twice, by Henry KAMEN, ISBN 10: 0300087187 ISBN 13: 9780300087185 Editorial: Yale Univ Press, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A. (2001). Hardcover. This highly readable account is the first biography of Philip V in English.
See also
2nd Generation Prince Carlo · Alexander, Duke of Parma3rd Generation 4th Generation Odoardo, Duke of Parma · Cardinal-Prince Francesco Maria5th Generation 6th Generation 7th Generation none8th Generation none9th Generation 10th Generation Louis I of Etruria · Prince Philip11th Generation 12th Generation 13th Generation 14th Generation Prince Ferdinando · Henry, Duke of Parma · Joseph, Duke of Parma · Elias, Duke of Parma · Prince Augusto · Prince Sixtus · Xavier, Duke of Parma · Felix, Prince Consort of Luxembourg* · Prince René · Prince Louis · Prince Thomas15th Generation Prince Carlo · Robert II, Duke of Parma · Prince Francesco · Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma · Prince Sixtus Henry · Prince Jacques · Prince Michel · Prince André · Prince Guy · Prince Rémy · Prince Jean Bernhard · Grand Duke Jean*^ · Prince Charles*^16th Generation Carlos, Duke of Parma · Jaime, Count of Bardi · Prince Philip · Prince Alain · Prince Eric · Prince Charles · Grand Duke Henri*^ · Prince Jean*^ · Prince Guillaume*^17th Generation Prince Michael · Prince Henry · Prince Amaury*also prince of Luxembourg
^also prince of NassauCategories:- House of Farnese
- People from Parma
- Hereditary Princes of Parma
- Italian nobility
- 1666 births
- 1693 deaths
- Heirs apparent who never acceded
- Burials at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma
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