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Showing posts with label Farnese. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Farnese. Show all posts

17 December 2018

Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII

The day a pontiff finally lost patience with the Tudor king Pope Paul III was born Alessandro Farnese and became pope in 1534 Pope P...

29 November 2018

Agostino Chigi - banker and arts patron

Nobleman from Siena became one of Europe’s richest men A Roman coin bearing the image of Agostino Chigi, who was one of the 16th centu...

15 October 2018

Roberto Vittori – astronaut

High-flying Colonel contributed to space research Roberto Vittori has taken part in three space flights, including the last by Space S...

17 September 2018

Ranuccio II Farnese – Duke of Parma

Feuding with the Popes led to the destruction of a city A portrait of Ranuccio II Farnese by the Flemish Baroque painter Jacob Denys ...

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