Parma and Piacenza coins catalog
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (1556–1859)
In 1545 the territories south of the Po
River were separated from the Duchy of
Milan, with Parma as its
capital, and given to the illegitimate son of Pope Paul III,
Pier Luigi Farnese.
In 1556, the city of Piacenza was annexed to the new duchy.
The Dukes of Farnese ruled quite skillfully, achieving
impressive not only economic but also cultural development of
the region.
All that changed in 1628, when sixteen-year-old Odoardo took
over.
In 1630 the duchy was devastated by the plague.
Odoardo, in order to maintain a huge army, went into debt and
plundered his subjects, but it was no use. His troops were
defeated by Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Piacenza was
occupied by the Spanish.
In 1691 Parma was captured by the army of the Holy Roman Empire,
but Duke Ranuccio II was not prevented from leading a carefree
life in the palace, for which he imposed additional taxes on the
population, which already suffered from the oppression of
imperial soldiers.
Francesco Farnese (1694-1729) tried to return his state to
normalcy. He reduced the expenditures of the court, built a dam,
and promoted the expansion of the University of Parma. In 1714
he managed to marry his niece Elizabeth to King
Philip V of Spain.
Since Francesco had no children, the title was inherited by his
brother Antonio, and after his death in 1731, by the son of that
very niece Elizabeth, wife of Philip V of Spain.
The Infante Carlos of Spain came to the throne at the age of 15
as Charles I. By the Treaty of Vienna in 1738, he ceded both
duchies to the emperor in exchange for the kingdoms of
Naples and Sicily.
The Austrian Habsburgs ruled until the conclusion of the War of
the Austrian Succession (1748), after which the duchy passed to
the Infante Philip, Charles I's younger brother.
In 1796 the duchy was occupied by Napoleon. Under the French,
Duke Ferdinand retained his throne.
In 1801, by agreement between the Bourbons (to this family, I
remind you, belonged the Dukes of Parma since Charles I) and
Napoleon, the duchy passed to France.
Full accession to the French Empire took place only in 1808.
In 1814 the duchy was given to Napoleon's wife Marie-Louise.
After her death in 1847, the Bourbon-Parma family returned,
which at this time ruled the tiny duchy of
Lucca.
The Bourbons were driven out by the Revolution of 1859, after
France and Sardinia won the war against Austria.
In December 1859, the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza was united
with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Duchy of Modena, forming
the United Provinces of Central Italy. In March 1860, they
united with the Kingdom of Sardinia, which changed its name to
the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Lira=20 soldi; Soldo=12 denari
Antonio Farnese (1727-1731)
sesino (6 denari) no date (1727-1729)
copper
SALUS MUNDI
ANTON I F P P DVX VIII
Value - 15-20 USD
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