One member of this family had her marriage to a monarch orchestrated by Abbot Giulio Alberoni, and upon the death of Ferdinand VI, she served as intermediate ruler until her son Charles III could assume the throne.
One member of this family had her marriage to a monarch orchestrated by Abbot Giulio Alberoni, and upon the death of Ferdinand VI, she served as intermediate ruler until her son Charles III could assume the throne. Another member of this family temporarily had his duchy of Castro confiscated by Urban VIII due to excessive gambling debts. In addition to Odoardo I, this family, which had been founded by Pierluigi, the son of Pope Paul III, included Ranuccio I, who founded the first Italian university which included Jesuits on the faculty. The domain held by this family passed to the Bourbon family after its last duke, Antonio, died childless. Another member of this family defeated the Union of Utrecht and captured Antwerp in 1585 after succeeding Don John of Austria as the governor of the Netherlands. Including Isabel, Queen of Spain, and Alessandro, for 10 points, identify this Italian family which ruled the duchy of Parma from 1545 to 1731.
One member of this family had her marriage to a monarch orchestrated by Abbot Giulio Alberoni, and upon the death of Ferdinand VI, she served as intermediate ruler until her son Charles III could assume the throne.
Farnese family