Isabella Farnese Biography

Isabella Farnese biography

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NAME: Isabella Farnese
OCCUPATION: King/Queen
BIRTH DATE: October 25, 1692
DEATH DATE: July 17, 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH: Parma, Italy
PLACE OF DEATH: Aranjuez, Spain
AKA: Elizabeth Farnese
AKA: Isabel de Farnesio
AKA: Elisabetta Farnese

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Isabella Farnese was the Queen consort of Spain, wife of Philip V of Spain. She exerted tremendous influence of Spain's foreign policy and expansion.

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Born in Parma, Italy in 1766, Isabella Farnese became the Queen consort of Spain with her marriage to Philip V. She is remembered for her tremendous influence on Spain's foreign policy and expansion. She made it her life's quest to secure Italian territories for her own children during her lifetime. Audacious and unrelenting, she chose ministers who could complete her missions without fail.