Elisabeth Farnese

**Elisabetta Farnese** (25 October 1692 – 11 July 1766) was the second wife of Philip V of Spain. Phillip's first wife, Maria Luisa of Savoy, had died in February 1714. Elisabetta married the king in December 1714. She had lots of influence over the state till her husband's death in 1746. She acted as Regent in 1759 when her eldest son Charles III of Spain became king and was travelling from Naples. There were plans for her to marry Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont but the marriage never occurred.

## Issue

1. Infante Carlos of Spain (later King Carlos III) (20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) Duke of Parma, then King of Naples and Sicily, then King of Spain. Married Maria Amalia of Saxony and had issue.
1. Infante Francisco of Spain (21 March 1717 – 21 April 1717) died in infancy.
1. Mariana Victoria of Spain (31 March 1718 – 15 January 1781) married the future Joseph I of Portugal and had issue.
1. Infante Felipe of Spain (20 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) Duke of Parma. Married Louise Élisabeth of France and had issue.
1. Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746) married Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France and had issue.
1. Infante Luis of Spain (25 July 1727 – 7 August 1785) Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain. Married morganatically to María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas and had issue.
1. Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain (17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785) married the future Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and had issue.

## Titles and styles

- **25 October 1692 - 24 December 1714** _Her Highness_ Princess Elisabetta
- **24 December 1714 – 14 January 1724** _Her Majesty_ The Queen of Spain
- **14 January 1724 - 6 September 1724** _Her Majesty_ Queen Elisabeth
- **6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746** _Her Majesty_ The Queen of Spain
- **9 July 1746 - 10 August 1759** _Her Majesty_ The Dowager Queen
- **10 August 1759 - 7 October 1759** _Her Majesty_ The Queen regent
- **7 October 1759 - 11 July 1766** _Her Majesty_ The Queen mother

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Elisabeth Farnese
- **image**: Isabel de Farnesio.jpg
- **consort**: yes
- **succession**: List of Spanish consorts, Queen consort of Spain
- **reign**: 24 December 1714 – 14 January 1724
- **succession1**: Queen consort of Spain
- **reign1**: 6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746
- **full name**: Elisabetta Farnese
- **spouse**: Philip V of Spain
- **issue**: Charles III of Spain, Charles III, King of Spain
Mariana Victoria of Spain, Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal
Philip, Duke of Parma
Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Maria Teresa, Dauphine of France
 Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón
 Maria Antonia of Spain, Maria Antonia Fernanda, Queen of Sardinia
- **house**: House of Farnese <small>(by birth)</small>
 House of Bourbon <small>(by marriage)</small>
- **issue-link**: #Issue
- **father**: Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma
- **mother**: Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
- **birth place**: Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy
- **death place**: Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain
- **burial date**: 17 July 1766
- **burial place**: Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
- **religion**: Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism
- **signature**: 1715 signature of Isabel de Farnesio (Queen of Spain).jpg