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Costanza Farnese

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Costanza Farnese
Born(1500-12-19)19 December 1500
Rome
Died23 May 1545(1545-05-23) (aged 44)
Rome
Spouse(s)Bosio II Sforza
Issue
FatherPope Paul III
MotherSilvia Ruffini

Costanza Farnese (19 December 1500 – 23 May 1545) was a daughter of Alessandro Farnese[1] and Silvia Ruffini.[2] Born before her father became Pope Paul III, her siblings were Pier Luigi, Paul, Ranuccio and Lucrezia.

She married Bosio II Sforza,[1] count of Santa Fiora e Cotignola, they had:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Williams 1998, p. 201.
  2. ^ McIver 2016, p. 174.

Sources

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  • McIver, Katherine A. (2016). "An Invisible Enterprise: Women and Domestic Architecture in Early Modern Italy". In McIver, Katherine A. (ed.). Wives, Widows, Mistresses, and Nuns in Early Modern Italy: Making the. Routledge. pp. 159–180.
  • Williams, George L. (1998). Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes. McFarland & Company, Inc.