▁March esa . ▁ ▁March ese ▁del ▁D ongo , ▁Fab rice ' s ▁father , ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁reaction ary ▁figure . ▁ ▁Cont essa ▁G ina ▁Piet ran era , ▁Fab rice ' s ▁a unt ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁benef actor , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Cont essa ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁the ▁Duch essa ▁San se ver ina ▁( S anse ver ina - T axis ) ▁or ▁simply ▁the ▁Duch essa . ▁ ▁The ▁Political ▁Arist ocracy ▁of ▁Par ma ▁ ▁Prince ▁Ran uc cio - Er n esto ▁IV , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Prince . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Ern esto ▁V , ▁the ▁son ▁and ▁successor ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁IV , ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Prince . ▁ ▁Princess ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁Clara - Pa ol ina , ▁wife ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁IV ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁V , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Princess . ▁ ▁Con te ▁Mos ca , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Con te , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁titles , ▁long ▁time ▁lo ver ▁of ▁G ina . ▁ ▁General ▁Fab io ▁Cont i , ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁and ▁prison ▁of ▁Par ma . ▁ ▁F is cal ▁General ▁R ass i , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁F is cal ▁R ass i ▁or ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁an ▁in comp et ent ▁and ▁reaction ary ▁politician , ▁" a ▁man ▁without ▁honour ▁and