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Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma |
 | | Ottavio Farnese, duke of Parma (1521 - 1586), the second son of Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza[?], married Margaret[?], the illegitimate daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. |
 | | Ottavio was 15 years old, Margaret, recently widowed by the death of Alessandro de' Medici[?], was 16. |
 | | During the interregnum that followed, Ottavio again tried to induce the governor of Parma to give up the city to him, but met with no better success; however, on the election of Giovan Maria Giocchi to the papacy as Julius III the duchy was conferred on him (1551). |
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