Robert I | |
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Duke of Parma and Piacenza | |
Reign | 27 March 1854 – 9 June 1859 |
Predecessor | Charles III |
Regent | Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois |
Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma | |
Tenure | 9 June 1859 – 16 November 1907 |
Successor | Henry |
Born | Florence, Tuscany | 9 July 1848
Died | 16 November 1907 Viareggio, Italy | (aged 59)
Spouses | |
Issue more... | Marie Louise, Princess of Bulgaria Henry, Duke of Parma Joseph, Duke of Parma Elias, Duke of Parma Prince Sixtus Xavier, Duke of Parma Zita, Empress of Austria Felix, Prince consort of Luxembourg Prince René Prince Gaetano |
House | Bourbon-Parma |
Father | Charles III, Duke of Parma |
Mother | Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois |
Robert I (Italian: Roberto Carlo Luigi Maria) (French: Robert Charles Louis Marie) ; 9 July 1848 – 16 November 1907) was the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 until 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont during the Risorgimento. He was a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and descended from Philip, Duke of Parma, the third son of King Philip V of Spain and Queen Elisabeth Farnese.