deaths
March 5, 1622
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (born 1569)
Ranuccio I Farnese
Ranuccio I Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio, in 1594, centralised the administration of Parma and Piacenza, thus rescinding the nobles' hitherto vast prerogative.