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Antonio Farnese (May 29 1679 - February 26 1731) was the last Farnese
Farnese

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy.Its most important members include Pope Paul III and the Duke of Parma of Parma....
 Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1727 until his death.

Born in Parma
Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, he was the third son of Ranuccio II Farnese and Maria d'Este, and succeeded his brother Francesco Farnese on February 27 1727.

The year after, in 1728, he married Henrietta Maria of Modena.

Because neither Francesco nor Antonio had offspring, the Duchy went in 1731 to the 15-year-old Charles III of Spain
Charles III of Spain

Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
, son of their half-niece Isabella Farnese, Queen of Spain.

Charles ruled under the regency of his grandmother, Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector of the Palatinate, Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
 and Henrietta Maria of Modena.








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Antonio Farnese (May 29 1679 - February 26 1731) was the last Farnese
Farnese

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy.Its most important members include Pope Paul III and the Duke of Parma of Parma....
 Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1727 until his death.

Born in Parma
Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, he was the third son of Ranuccio II Farnese and Maria d'Este, and succeeded his brother Francesco Farnese on February 27 1727.

The year after, in 1728, he married Henrietta Maria of Modena.

Because neither Francesco nor Antonio had offspring, the Duchy went in 1731 to the 15-year-old Charles III of Spain
Charles III of Spain

Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
, son of their half-niece Isabella Farnese, Queen of Spain.

Charles ruled under the regency of his grandmother, Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector of the Palatinate, Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
 and Henrietta Maria of Modena.