Individual Details
Girolama Orsini
(Abt 1504 - 1590)
Girolama was a daughter of Lodovico Orsini, conti di Pitigliano, and Giulia Conti. In 1519 she married Pier Luigi Farnese, an illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. Despite a loveless marriage, Gerolama remained a faithful, devoted wife, tolerating Pier Luigi's excesses, brutality, and extravagances with dignity. They had five children of whom Alessandro, Ottavio and Vittoria would have progeny. When Cardinal Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534 he made his son Pier Luigi captain-general of the Church and in 1537 duke of Castro and finally in 1545 duke of Parma and Piacenza. He was murdered in 1547, and Gerolama outlived him by 43 years, dying in 1590.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Abt 1504 | ||||
| Marriage | 1519 | Pier Luigi Farnese Duke of Parma | |||
| Death | 1590 |
Families
| Spouse | Pier Luigi Farnese Duke of Parma (1503 - 1547) |
| Child | Ottavio Farnese Duke of Parma, Camerino et Piancenza (1524 - 1586) |
| Father | Lodovico Orsini ( - ) |
| Mother | Giulia Conti (1480 - ) |
| Sibling | Marcia Orsini (1500 - 1548) |