Philip, Duke of Parma

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Spanish House of Bourbon 1700-1833 Philip V Children    Louis I    Ferdinand VI    Charles III    Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal    Philip, Duke of Parma    Teresa, Dauphine of France    Infante Luis Antonio of Spain    Antonia, Queen of Sardinia Louis I Ferdinand VI Charles III Children    Infanta María Josefa of Spain    Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress    Felipe, Duke of Calabria    Charles IV    Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies    Infante Gabriel    Infante Antonio of Spain Grandchild of cadet line    Infante Pedro Carlos Charles IV Children    Charlotte, Queen of Portugal    Maria Amalia of Spain    Maria Luisa, Queen of Etruria, Duchess of Parma    Ferdinand VII    Carlos, Count of Molina    Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies    Infante Francisco de Paula Grandchildren of cadet lines    Carlos, Count of Montemolin    Juan, Count of Montizón    Infante Fernando of Spain    Francis, Duke of Cadiz, King Consort of Spain    Infante Enrique, Duke of Sevilla    Infanta Maria Cristina    Infanta Amalia Philippina of Spain Ferdinand VII Children    Isabella II    Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier Edit

Philip of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (March 15, 1720–July 18, 1765) was duke of Parma from 1748 to 1765. He was the fourth child and third son of Philip V of Spain and his wife, Elizabeth Farnese. He was raised in Madrid and as a child showed more interest in music and art than in politics. He was also the 12th Conde de Chinchón Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms of de Bourbon after the alienation with Royal Authorization in 1738 of the 11th Conde Don Jose Sforza-Cesarini, ?th Duque de Canzano, title he later ceded to his brother Louis in 1754.

His mother was from the family of Farnese, which had ruled the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla for many generations. The Duchy had been ruled between 1731 and 1736 by his elder brother Charles, but exchanged with Austria for The Two Sicilies after the War of Polish Succession. Twelve years later, in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), Austria lost the Duchy, and Philip became the new Duke, founding the House of Bourbon-Parma.

The Duchy of Parma was ruined by many years of warfare, and in 1759 Philip named the abled Frenchmen Guillaume du Tillot as his minister to restore the economy.

Philip was an enlightened ruler. He expelled the Jesuits from Parma in 1768. He stimulated education and philosophy, attracting personalities like Étienne Bonnot de Condillac.

Philip died unexpectedly on July 18, 1765 in Alessandria, while he was accompanying his daughter Maria Luisa to Spain to be married to Infante Charles.

Philip married Louise-Elisabeth de Bourbon on October 25, 1739. They had the following children:

• Isabelle of Parma (December 31, 1741–November 27, 1763), married Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Ferdinand of Parma (January 20, 1751–October 9, 1802), next Duke of Parma
• Maria Louisa of Parma (December 9, 1751–January 2, 1819), married King Charles IV of Spain

[edit] Ancestors

16. Louis XIII of France

8. Louis XIV of France

17. Anna of Austria

4. Louis, Dauphin of France

18. Philip IV of Spain

9. Maria Theresa of Spain

19. Elisabeth of Bourbon

2. Philip V of Spain

20. Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

10. Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

21. Maria Anna of Austria

5. Maria Anna of Bavaria

22. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

11. Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

23. Christine Marie of France

1. Philip, Duke of Parma

24. Odoardo Farnese

12. Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma

25. Margherita de Medici

6. Odoardo II Farnese

26. Francesco I d'Este

13. Isabella of Modena

27. Maria Caterina Farnese

3. Elisabeth of Parma

28. Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg

14. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

29. Magdalene of Bavaria

7. Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

30. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

15. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

31. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

[edit] Duke of Parma

Philip, Duke of Parma House of Bourbon-Parma Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 15 March 1720 Died: 18 July 1765
Regnal titles
Preceded by Maria Theresa	Duke of Parma 1748–1765	Succeeded by Ferdinand