List of Dukes of Parma Totally Explained

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The Duchy of Parma was a small Italian state between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1860.
The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza, except for the first years of the rule of Ottavio Farnese (1549–1556), and the time of the Napoleonic Dukes of Parma and Piacenza, when the two were established as separate positions held by two individuals. The Duke of Parma also usually held the title of Duke of Guastalla from 1735 (when Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor took it from Mantua) to 1847 (when the territory was ceded to Modena), again, except for the Napoleonic dukes, when Napoleon's sister Pauline was Duchess of Guastalla.
The position is currently held by a member of the Bourbon family, which also holds the Spanish throne. Therefore, the Duke of Parma is a legitimate (though not prime) claimant to the Kingdom of Spain; indeed, the current Duke of Parma, Carlos-Hugo, was a pretender to the Spanish throne in the 1970s (see Carlism).

Reigning Dukes of Parma (1545-1802)

House of Farnese 1545–1731

Pier Luigi, 1545–1547
Ottavio, 1547–1586
Alessandro, 1586–1592
Ranuccio I, 1592–1622
Odoardo, 1622–1646
Ranuccio II, 1646–1694
Francesco, 1694–1727
Antonio, 1727–1731

House of Bourbon 1731–1735

Charles I (first son of King Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese), 1731–1735

House of Habsburg 1735–1748

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, 1735–1740

Maria Theresa of Austria, 1740–1748

House of Bourbon 1748–1803

Philip, Duke of Parma (third son of King Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese), 1748–1765

Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (son of the preceding), 1765–1802, since 1796 nominal Duke

Honorary Dukes of Parma (1808-1814)

These didn't actually rule over any territory of Parma and Piacenza, but were of the honorary, hereditary type duché grand-fief, granted by Napoleon in 1808.

Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, duc de Parme, for example Duke of Parma

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, for example Duke of Piacenza

Reigning Dukes of Parma (1814-1860)

House of Habsburg 1814–1847

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, 1814–1847

Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, the son of Marie Louise and Napoleon I of France was at one time in the line of succession, but was never Duke of Parma.

House of Bourbon, 1847–1860

Charles II, Duke of Parma (grandson of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma), 1847–1848

Charles III, Duke of Parma (son of preceding), 1848–1854

Robert I, Duke of Parma (son of preceding), 1854–1860

Nominal Dukes of Parma (since 1860)

House of Bourbon, since 1860

Robert I, Duke of Parma, 1860–1907

Henry, Duke of Parma (son of preceding), 1907–1939

Joseph, Duke of Parma (younger brother of preceding), 1939–1950

Elias, Duke of Parma (younger brother of preceding), 1950–1959

Robert II, Duke of Parma (son of preceding), 1959–1974

Xavier, Duke of Parma (half-uncle of preceding), 1974–1977

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (son of preceding), since 1977Further Information

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