Francesco Maria Farnese (15 August 1619 – 12 July 1647) was an ItalianRoman Catholic cardinal.
He was born inParma, the son ofRanuccio I Farnese,duke of Parma, and Margherita Aldobrandini, niece ofPope Clement VIII. He was appointed as cardinal by PopeInnocent X in 1644, but he never came to Rome to receive the cardinalatial hat. After the death of his brotherOdoardo I Farnese in 1646, Francesco Maria acted for two years as regent of theDuchy of Parma of Piacenza for his nephewRanuccio II.
He died at Parma in 1647.
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