Loading...| Preceded by Clement VII |
220th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 13 October 1534 â 10 November 1549 |
Succeeded by Julius III |
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Biography
Born in 1468 at Canino, Latium (then part of the Papal States), Alessandro Farnese was the oldest son of Pier Luigi I Farnese, Signore di Montalto (1435â1487) and his wife Giovanna Caetani, a member of the Caetani family which had also produced Pope Boniface VIII. The Farnese family had prospered over the centuries but it was Alessandroâs ascendency to the papacy and his dedication to family interests which brought about the most significant increase in the familyâs wealth and power.
By Silvia Ruffini, he fathered Pier Luigi Farnese, whom he created Duke of Parma; others included Ranuccio Farnese and Costanza Farnese. He elevated to the cardinalate his grandsons, Alessandro Farnese, aged fourteen, and Guido Ascanio Sforza, aged sixteen.
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