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Also Known As Elizabeth Farnese • Isabel de Farnesio • Elisabetta Farnese
Born October 25, 1692 • Parma • Italy
Died July 11, 1766 (aged 73) • Aranjuez • Spain
Notable Family Members spouse Philip V • son Charles III
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain
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Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea marquis de la Ensenada
prime minister of Spain
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
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Manuel de Godoy
prime minister of Spain
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Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
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José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca
Spanish statesman
Diego Velázquez: painting of Philip III
Philip III
king of Spain and Portugal
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Jean Orry
French economist
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Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, duke de Lerma
Spanish statesman
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Luis Méndez de Haro
minister of Spain
Paul IV
Paul IV
pope
Ambrogio Spinola
Ambrogio di Filippo Spinola, marquis de los Balbases
Spanish military officer
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Peter Martyr d’Anghiera
Italian chaplain and historian of the Spanish court
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan soldier and statesman