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Filippo I, Duke of Parma

Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1748 to 1765

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.²

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Born Mar 15, 1720, died Jul 18, 1765.¹

About

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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Companies

Biblioteca Palatina di ParmaFounder¹⁴

Career

Occupation: aristocrat.⁸

1748 to 1765Duke of Parma⁷
Date not recordedFounded Biblioteca Palatina di Parma³
Date not recordedFounded Museo archeologico nazionale di Parma⁴
Date not recordedFounded Galleria nazionale di Parma⁵
Date not recordedFounded House of Bourbon-Parma⁶
Date not recordedAlcaide of the Alcázar of Segovia⁷

Personal life

BornMar 15, 1720, Madrid⁹
DiedJul 18, 1765, Alessandria¹⁰
CitizenshipSpain¹¹
SpouseLouise Élisabeth of France married 1739¹²

Marriage

Philip married his first cousin once removed Princess Louise Élisabeth of France in Alcalá de Henares, Spain on 25 October 1739. They had three children.

Princess Isabella of Parma (31 December 1741 – 27 November 1763) – she married Marie Antoinette's older brother, the Austrian emperor, Archduke Joseph of Austria. She had issue, but all her children died in childhood.

Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma (20 January 1751 – 9 October 1802) – he succeeded his father as Duke of Parma and married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria and left issue.

Princess Luisa Maria of Parma (9 December 1751 – 2 January 1819) married Charles IV of Spain and left issue.

Their marriage was an unhappy one, and Louise Elisabeth died of smallpox at the age of 32 in 1759.

Philip himself also died of smallpox unexpectedly on 18 July 1765 in Alessandria, Sardinia,after having accompanied his daughter Maria Luisa on her way to Genoa, where she sailed for Spain to marry Infante Charles. Through Philip's daughter Maria Luisa, he is an ancestor of the Bourbons of Spain, the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, and the House of Orléans.

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Awards

Date not recordedKnight of the Order of the Golden Fleece¹³
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Michael¹³
Date not recordedOrder of the Golden Fleece¹³
Date not recordedOrder of the Holy Spirit¹³

Sources

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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma on Wikidata
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WikipediaFilippo I, Duke of Parma on Wikipedia
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: Founded Biblioteca Palatina di Parma, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: Founded Museo archeologico nazionale di Parma, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: Founded Galleria nazionale di Parma, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: Founded House of Bourbon-Parma, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: Alcaide of the Alcázar of Segovia, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataFilippo I, Duke of Parma: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataBiblioteca Palatina di Parma, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsFilippo I, Duke of Parma photo by Laurent Pêcheux, Public domain