Clelia Farnese

Clelia Farnese
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
Born1552/1556
Paris, Parma or Rome
Died11 September 1613 (aged 61-57)
Rome
Spouse(s)
Giovan Giorgio Cesarini,
Marquis of Civitanova
(m. 1571⁠–⁠1585)
; his death
Marco III Pio di Savoia,
Lord of Sassuolo
(m. 1587⁠–⁠1599)
; his death
IssueGiuliano Cesarini, Marquis of Civitanova
FatherCardinal 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.


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