Elisabeth Farnese
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English: Elisabeth Farnese (25 October 1692 - 11 July 1766) was the second wife of King Philip V of Spain and one of the most influential women in history. As a result of her husband's forty-six-year long reign, she is the longest Spanish consort to date. She was born into the House of Farnese, the ruling family of the duchy of Parma, in modern day northern Italy. She and Philip V had seven children. At the time of her death, she was the mother of the a King of Spain, a Duke of Parma and grandmother of the King of Naples and the future Maria I of Portugal. She has been hailed as "the most ambitious woman in history".
Español: Isabel de Farnesio (en italiano: Elisabetta Farnese) (Parma, Italia; 25 de octubre de 1692 - Aranjuez, España; 10 de julio de 1766), fue reina consorte de España por su matrimonio con el rey Felipe V de España e hija del príncipe Eduardo II Farnesio y de la princesa Dorotea Sofía de Neoburgo.
Princess of Parma and Queen of Spain
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Princess Elisabeth by an unknown artist
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Elisabeth overlooking the Spanish Royal Crown by an unknown artist
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Oval portrait of Elisabeth pointing to a drawing of Philip V by Miguel Meléndez
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Elisabeth holding her eldest son Infante Carlos (future Charles III of Spain) in 1716 by Melendez
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Drawing of Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain in 1734
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Queen Elisabeth in 1743 by Loo
Children
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Charles III of Spain while King of Naples by Giuseppe Bonito
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Portrait of Queen Mariana Victoria of Portugal by Miguel Antonio do Amaral
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Philip, Duke of Parma by Giuseppe Baldrighi
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Infanta María Teresa Rafaela, future Dauphine of France by Louis Michel van Loo
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Louis, Count of Chinchón by Anton Raphael Mengs
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Maria Antonia, future Queen of Sardinia, by an unknown painter
Arms
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Arms of Elisabeth Farnese while Queen of Spain
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Arms of Elisabeth Farnese as Dowager queen