Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma

Ottavio Farnese
Portrait by Maso da San Friano, c. 1551
Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Reign10 September 1547 –
18 September 1586
PredecessorPier Luigi
Successor Alexander Farnese
Duke of Castro
1st reign1545 –1547
PredecessorPier Luigi Farnese
SuccessorOrazio Farnese
2nd Reign1553 – 1586
Successor Alexander Farnese
Born9 October 1524
Valentano, Papal States
Died18 September 1586(1586-09-18) (aged 61)
Piacenza, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Burial
SpouseMargaret of Parma
IssueAlexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
HouseFarnese
FatherPier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
MotherGerolama Orsini

Ottavio Farnese (9 October 1524 – 18 September 1586) reigned as Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1547 until his death and Duke of Castro from 1545 to 1547 and from 1553 until his death.