Farnese: Pomp, Power, and Politics in Renaissance Italy (Analecta Romana Instituti Danici, 38)

Contents Acknowledgements I. Introduction: Objective, Concepts, Method and Literature II. The General Italian Historical Background III. The Manifestation of Power. Magnificenza, Renaissance and Humanism IV. The History of the Farnese Family until 1534 V. The Manifestation and Incipient Magnificenza of the Farnese Family: Isola Bisentina, “Farneseland” and the Palazzo Farnese in Rome (until 1534) VI. The Farnese Family in International Politics. Paul III, the Papal States and Nepotism (1534-1558) VII. The Manifestation and Magnificenza of the Farnese Family (1534-1558) VIII. The Duchies of Parma and Piacenza Reestablished and Consolidated (1558-1630) IX. State and Ducal Magnificenza 1558-1630. Palace Building and Town Planning at Piacenza and Parma, in Caprarola and Rome X. The Farneses and the Other Italian Princely Houses XI. Summing Up and Conclusion XII. Epilogue: The Farnese Dynasty after 1630 References and Notes on the Individual Chapters Note on the Illustrations Unpublished and Special Sources Bibliography Annexe I: Annio’s Version of the Farnese Origins & History (The Royal Library, Copenhagen) Annexe II: Finances of the Farneses during Pope Paul III’s Reign (after B.M. Hallman 1985) Annexe III: Letter from Cardinal Alessandro Farnese to della Casa (1545), Vatican Library Annexe IV: Maps of Liguria, La Spezia etc. (c. 1545), Archivio di Stato, Parma