English: The Farnese Gardens (or "Gardens of Farnese upon the Palatine") were created in 1550 on the northern portion of Rome's Palatine Hill, by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520–89). These become the first private botanical gardens in Europe (the first botanical gardens of any kind in Europe being started by Italian universities in the mid-16th century, only a short time before).

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Farnese Gardens - engraving by Giuseppe Vasi 1761. The Farnese Gardens, even Farnese Gardenscalled (Latin Horti Farnesiani; Italian: Orti Farnesiani) are located in the northwestern part of the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome- called in ancient times Germalus. The Farnesefamily , starting from Pope Paul III.

The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Duke of Castro were held by various members of the family. Its most important members included Pope Paul III, Alessandro Farnese, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Elisabeth Farnese, who became Queen of Spain and whose legacy was brought to her Bourbon …

Palazzo Farnese or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy. First designed in 1517 for the Farnese family, the building expanded in size and conception when Alessandro Farnese …

Die Farnese waren eine der bedeutendsten Familien des italienischen Adels. Seit dem 11. Jahrhundert sind sie im Gebiet der heutigen Provinz Viterbo bezeugt. 1534 wurde Alessandro Farnese zum Papst Paul III. gewählt. Von 1537 bis 1649 regierte die Familie das Herzogtum Castro und von 1545 bis 1731 das Herzogtum Parma mit Piacenza. Einige bedeutende Paläste …

House of Farnese, Italian dynasty Ranuccio Farnese (1390–1450) Pope Paul III, born Alessandro Farnese (1468–1549) Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal (1520–1589) Giulia Farnese (1474–1524), mistress of Pope Alexander VI and sister of Pope Paul III; Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503–1547) Ottavio Farnese, second Duke of Parma (1524–1586)

Villa Borghese is a landscape garden in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums and attractions. It is the third largest public park in Rome after the ones of the Villa Doria Pamphili and Villa Ada. The gardens were developed for the Villa Borghese Pinciana, built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio, developing sketches by Scipione Borghese, who used it as a villa suburbana, …