Person
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Italian cardinal and diplomat, and a collector and patron of the arts
Alessandro Farnese (5 October 1520 – 2 March 1589), an Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts, is the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who is murdered in 1547.