Elisabeth Farnese
Queen consort of Spain (1692-1766)
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.
| 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 | 25 October 1692 Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy | ||||
| Died | 11 July 1766 (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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Issue
change- Infante Carlos of Spain (later King Carlos III) (20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) Duke of Parma, then King of Naples and Sicily, then King of Spain. Married Maria Amalia of Saxony and had issue.
- Infante Francisco of Spain (21 March 1717 – 21 April 1717) died in infancy.
- Mariana Victoria of Spain (31 March 1718 – 15 January 1781) married the future Joseph I of Portugal and had issue.
- Infante Felipe of Spain (20 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) Duke of Parma. Married Louise Élisabeth of France and had issue.
- Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746) married Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France and had issue.
- Infante Luis of Spain (25 July 1727 – 7 August 1785) Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain. Married morganatically to María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas and had issue.
- Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain (17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785) married the future Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and had issue.
Titles and styles
change- 25 October 1692 - 24 December 1714 Her Highness Princess Elisabetta
- 24 December 1714 – 14 January 1724 Her Majesty The Queen of Spain
- 14 January 1724 - 6 September 1724 Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth
- 6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746 Her Majesty The Queen of Spain
- 9 July 1746 - 10 August 1759 Her Majesty The Dowager Queen
- 10 August 1759 - 7 October 1759 Her Majesty The Queen regent
- 7 October 1759 - 11 July 1766 Her Majesty The Queen mother