Antonio Farnese

Antonio Farnese (born November 29, 1679 , † January 20, 1731 ) was the youngest son of Duke Ranuccio II Farnese of Parma and Piacenza . When his older brother, Francesco Farnese , his father's successor, died childless on February 26, 1727, Antonio succeeded him on the throne.

Antonio Farnese was the last of the male line of the Farnese family and remained single until his accession to the throne. One year after his brother's death, on February 5, 1728, he married, now 48 years old, Enrietta d'Este (1702–1777), daughter of the Duke Rinaldo d'Este of Modena . When Antonio Farnese died almost three years later, he had no offspring.

His heiress was his niece Elisabetta Farnese (1692–1766), the only surviving member of the family who had been married to the Spanish King Philip V from the Bourbon dynasty since 1714 . She gave the duchy, but also the property in and around Rome - the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, the Villa Farnesina , but above all the Farnesian collections - to her son Charles III. further.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Francesco Farnese	Duke of Parma 1727–1731	Carlo (Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone)

personal data
SURNAME	Farnese, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	last Duke of Parma from the House of Farnese
DATE OF BIRTH	November 29, 1679
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1731