Philip, Duke of Parma
| Philip I | |
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| Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla | |
| Reign | 18 October 1748 – 18 July 1765 |
| Predecessor | Maria Theresa |
| Successor | Ferdinand |
| Born |
15 March 1720 Royal Alcazar, Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 18 July 1765 (aged 45) Alessandria, Italy |
| Spouse | Louise Élisabeth of France |
| Issue |
Isabella, Archduchess of Austria Ferdinand, Duke of Parma Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain |
| House | House of Bourbon-Parma |
| Father | Philip V of Spain |
| Mother | Elisabeth Farnese |
Philip of Spain (15 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) was Duke of Parma from 1748 to 1765. He founded the House of Bourbon-Parma (a.k.a. the Bourbons of Parma), a cadet line of the Spanish branch of the dynasty. He was a son-in-law of Louis XV.
Born at the Royal Alcazar in Madrid, he was the third child and second son of Philip V of Spain and his wife, Elisabeth Farnese.
He was raised in Madrid and as a child showed more interest in art than in politics. He was also the 12th Count of Chinchón and Grandee of Spain First Class with a coat of arms of Bourbon after the alienation with royal authorization in 1738 of the 11th Count of Chinchón, Don Jose Sforza-Cesarini, Duke of Canzano, a title he later ceded to his brother Louis in 1754.
His mother came from the family of Farnese, which had ruled the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla for many generations. The duchy had been ruled between 1731 and 1736 by his elder brother Charles, but was exchanged with Austria for The Two Sicilies after the War of Polish Succession. Twelve years later, in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), Austria lost the duchy and Philip became the new duke, founding the House of Bourbon-Parma.
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