Duchy of Parma facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Duchy of Parma Ducato di Parma  (Italian)
1545–1802 (1808) 1814–1859
Flag Coat of arms
The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (green)
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806)
Capital	Parma
Common languages	Italian, Emilian
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Principality
Duke of Parma
• 1545–1547	Pier Luigi Farnese (first)
• 1854–1859	Roberto I (last)
History
• Imperial Diploma	16 September 1545
• Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle	24 April 1748
• French administration	1 November 1802
• Formal annexation by France	1808
• Restauration	11 April 1814
• Italian unification	3 December 1859
Currency	"Parman lira"
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Milan Taro (department) Taro (department) United Provinces of Central Italy

The Duchy of Parma was a small state in what is now Italy. It was created in 1545. This new state was made from parts of the Duchy of Milan that the Church had taken over. The main city of the duchy was Parma.

The land was given as a fief (a type of land grant) to Pier Luigi Farnese. He was the son of Pope Paul III. The Farnese family ruled the duchy first. Later, the House of Bourbon took over through family inheritance. The Duchy of Parma was also part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806. It had connections with its neighbor, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The duchy stopped existing in 1859 when Italy became a united country.

Images for kids

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  The city of Parma in the 1500s, when the duchy was new.

See also

In Spanish: Ducado de Parma para niños