Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma

Pier Luigi Farnese is also the name of Pier Luigi Farnese (b. 1435), father of Pope Paul III.

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Pier Luigi Farnese (b. 1435) - Pope Paul III

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Pier Luigi Farnese was born in 1503, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III). He became a soldier and participated in the sack of Rome in 1527.

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1503 - Pope Paul III - Sack of Rome - 1527

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When his father was elevated to the papacy in 1534, Pier Luigi was named Captain-General of the Church. His father later made him Duke of Parma and Piacenza, properties that had previously been a part of the Holy See. He ruled these cities tyranically and the aristocracy of Piacenza, supported by emperor Charles V, murdered him in 1547, hanging his body from a window of the palace.

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Papacy - 1534 - Captain-General of the Church - Duke - Parma - Piacenza - Holy See - Charles V - 1547

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