Elisabeth Farnese
Queen consort of Spain (1692-1766) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elisabetta Farnese (25 October 1692 – 11 July 1766) was the second wife of Philip V of Spain. Phillip's first wife, Maria Luisa of Savoy, had died in February 1714. Elisabetta married the king in December 1714. She had lots of influence over the state till her husband's death in 1746. She acted as Regent in 1759 when her eldest son Charles III of Spain became king and was travelling from Naples. There were plans for her to marry Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont but the marriage never occurred.
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Elisabeth Farnese | |||||
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Queen consort of Spain | |||||
Tenure | 24 December 1714 – 14 January 1724 | ||||
Queen consort of Spain | |||||
Tenure | 6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746 | ||||
Born | (1692-10-25)25 October 1692 Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy | ||||
Died | 11 July 1766(1766-07-11) (aged 73) Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain | ||||
Burial | 17 July 1766 Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso | ||||
Spouse | Philip V of Spain | ||||
Issue Detail | Charles III, King of Spain Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal Philip, Duke of Parma Maria Teresa, Dauphine of France Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón Maria Antonia Fernanda, Queen of Sardinia | ||||
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House | House of Farnese (by birth) House of Bourbon (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma | ||||
Mother | Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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