Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (born 1520)

Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

Alessandro Farnese was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547. He should not be confused with his nephew, Alessandro…