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Philip, Duke of Parma

1720–1765 · 18th century

Philip, Duke of Parma, was a son of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese who founded the Bourbon-Parma line. Under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748 he received the duchies of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. With his minister Guillaume du Tillot he carried out reforms that made the small court a centre of Enlightenment culture.

Philip, Duke of Parma
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of GuastallaDuchy of Parma and Piacenza

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