Francesco Maria Farnese
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Francesco Maria Farnese (15 August 1619 – 12 July 1647) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal .
He was born in Parma , the son of Ranuccio I Farnese , duke of Parma , and Margherita Aldobrandini, niece of Pope Clement VIII . He was appointed as cardinal by Pope Innocent X in 1644, but he never came to Rome to receive the cardinalatial hat. After the death of his brother Odoardo I Farnese in 1646, Francesco Maria acted for two years as regent of the Duchy of Parma of Piacenza for his nephew Ranuccio II .
He died at Parma in 1647.
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