Clelia Farnese | |
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![]() Portrait of a Lady, by Jacopo Zucchi, ca. 1570. Currently displayed at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Corsini, Rome. Art historians identified as a presumed portrait of Clelia. | |
Full name | Clelia Farnese |
Born | 1552/1556 Paris, Parma or Rome |
Died | 11 September 1613 (aged 61-57) Rome |
Spouse(s) |
Giovan Giorgio Cesarini,
Marquis of Civitanova (m. 1571–1585)Marco III Pio di Savoia,
Lord of Sassuolo (m. 1587–1599) |
Issue | Giuliano Cesarini, Marquis of Civitanova |
Father | Cardinal Alessandro Farnese |
Clelia Farnese (1552/1556 – 11 September 1613), was an Italian noblewoman, member of the House of Farnese, and by her two marriages Marchioness of Civitanova and Lady of Sassuolo. According to contemporaries, she was one of the most beautiful women of her time. She ruled as regent of the Lordship of Sassuolo during the absence of her second spouse Marco III Pio di Savoia, Lord of Sassuolo.