Philip, Duke of Parma

Philip
Portrait by Francesco Carlo Rusca, 1745
Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
Reign18 October 1748 – 18 July 1765
PredecessorMaria Theresa (Parma and Piacenza)
Giuseppe Maria Gonzaga (Guastalla)
SuccessorFerdinand
Born(1720-03-15)15 March 1720
Royal Alcazar, Madrid, Spain
Died18 July 1765(1765-07-18) (aged 45)
Alessandria, Kingdom of Sardinia
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1739; died 1759)
Issue
Names
Spanish: Felipe de Borbón y Farnesio
Italian: Filippo di Borbone
HouseBourbon-Parma (founder)
FatherPhilip V of Spain
MotherElisabeth Farnese
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignaturePhilip's signature

Philip (Spanish: Felipe, Italian: Filippo; 15 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) was Duke of Parma from 18 October 1748 until his death in 1765. A Spanish infante by birth, he was born in Madrid as the second son of King Philip V and Queen Elisabeth. He became Duke of Parma as a result of the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. The duchy had earlier been ruled by Philip's elder brother, the future Charles III of Spain, and by their maternal ancestors. Philip founded the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet line of the House of Bourbon. He was a first cousin and son-in-law of the French king Louis XV.


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