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Who were the parents of Alessandro Farnese before he became Pope Paul III?
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Paul III, contemporary medallion; in the coin collection of the Vatican Library.
Alessandro Farnese, who later became Pope Paul III, was the son of Pier Luigi Farnese and Giovannella Gaetani.1