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Pier Luigi Farnese
1st Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro
Years: 1503 - 1547
Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) is the first Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro, from 1545 to 1547.
Born in Rome, Pier Luigi is the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later becomes Pope Paul III).
He becomes a soldier and participates in the sack of Rome in 1527.
