Birth Date Cake O'Clock Birth Date Clock

Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)

Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1589)

Alessandro Farnese, an Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts, was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547. He should not be confused with his nephew, Alessandro Farnese, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, grandson of Emperor Charles V and great-grandson of Pope Paul III.

5 October 1520

Born on the same birth day (5 October): Barry SwitzerBob ThavesBrian JohnsonCédric VillaniGail DavisHarriet MacGibbonKate WinsletKonstantin ZyryanovLouis II of AnjouMichael AndrettiNeil Peart (footballer)Nick Robinson (journalist)Rex ChapmanTerri Runnels