Ferdinand (Parma)
Ferdinand von Bourbon (born January 20, 1751 in Parma , † October 9, 1802 in Fontevivo ) was an infant of Spain and from 1765 to 1802 Duke of Parma , Piacenza and Guastalla .
Life
Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Parma was born on January 20, 1751 as the second child and only son of Duke Philip of Bourbon-Parma and his wife Louise Elisabeth of France , eldest daughter of the French King Louis XV. , born in Parma. During his upbringing, he was less concerned with political matters and more interested in the Dominican Order , to which he should be very attached during his reign. His penchant for religiosity increased after the early death of his mother in 1759. At the age of fourteen he became the new Duke of Parma after the death of his father. He ran the affairs of state together with Minister du Tillot, Marquis of Felino, who had already advised his father on political and economic questions.
On 27 June 1769 married Duke Ferdinand in Vienna ( per procurationem ) and on July 19, 1769 in Colorno (in person) Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria , daughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresia and Franz Stephan of Lorraine , which from the beginning felt a personal dislike for Minister du Tillot and prompted his dismissal in 1771. The young duchess soon dominated her husband in political affairs and reversed many of the reforms du Tillots. The neutrality of the duchy did not prevent Napoléon Bonaparte from occupying it in 1796. As part of the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801, Parma was part of the French Republic , Moreau de Saint-Méry was appointed as executor of the contents of the contract and Ferdinand's son Ludwig transferred the government of the Kingdom of Etruria .
On October 9, 1802, Duke Ferdinand of Parma died in the Abbey of Fontevivo believing he had been poisoned. After Ferdinand's death, Moreau de Saint-Méry was appointed governor of Parma by Talleyrand . Ferdinand was buried in the dress of the Dominicans and a tomb made of Carrara marble was erected for him in the Fontevivo monastery church.
ancestors
| Ludwig , Dauphin of France (1661–1711) | |||||||||||||
| Philip V King of Spain (1683–1746) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660–1690) | |||||||||||||
| Philip Duke of Parma (1720–1765) | |||||||||||||
| Odoardo II Farnese (1666-1693) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabetta Farnese (1692–1766) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Sophie of the Palatinate (1670–1748) | |||||||||||||
| Ferdinand I Duke of Parma | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712) | |||||||||||||
| Louis XV King of France (1710–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Adelaide of Savoy (1685-1712) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (1727-1759) | |||||||||||||
| Stanislaus I. Leszczyński (1677–1766) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Leszczyńska Queen of France (1703–1768) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Opalińska (1680–1747) | |||||||||||||
progeny
Ferdinand and Maria Amalia had seven children:
- Caroline (22 November 1770 - 1 March 1804)
- ∞ Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759–1838)
- Ludwig (July 5, 1773 - May 27, 1803), King of Etruria
- Maria Antonia (born November 28, 1774 - † February 20, 1841)
- Charlotte (September 1, 1777 - April 5, 1813)
- Philipp (March 22, 1783 - July 2, 1786)
- Antonia Luisa (* October 21, 1784; † approx. 1786)
- Maria Luisa (April 17, 1787 - November 22, 1789)
literature
- Elisabeth Badinter : The Infanta of Parma or the impotence of education. Munich 2010.
Web links
- Ferdinando I di Borbone, Duca di Parma on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 11, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philip |
Duke of Parma 1765-1802 |
Pauline Bonaparte |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourbon, Ferdinand von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Infant of Spain and Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1765–1802) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parma |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1802 |
| Place of death | Fontevivo |