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Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro

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Portraitby an unknown Parmesan artist, c. 1553

Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro (Valentano, February 1532 – Hesdin, 18 July 1553) was the third Duke of Castro.

Biography

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He was the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, and his wife, Gerolama Orsini. He married Diane de France on 14 February 1552.[1] Orazio was at Hesdin when Emperor Charles V placed the city under siege. Orazio was killed 16 July 1553.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Helge Gamrath, Farnese: Pomp, Power and Politics in Renaissance Italy, (L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2007), 70.
  2. ^ Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Vol. IV, (The American Philosophical Society, 1984), 596, note119.

Bibliography

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  • (in Italian) Edoardo del Vecchio, I Farnese, Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972.
  • (in Italian) Emilio Nasalli Rocca, I Farnese, Milano, Dall'Oglio, 1969.
Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro
Born: February 1532 Died: 18 July 1553
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Castro
1547–1553
Succeeded by