Borghese family

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Borghese
Italian noble family
Arms of the Borghese family
Country Republic of Siena
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
 Papal States
 Kingdom of Naples
 Kingdom of Italy
Current region Italy
Founded1238; 786 years ago (1238)
FounderTiezzo da Monticiano
Current headH.E. Don Scipione II, Prince Borghese, 14th Prince of Sulmona, 15th Prince of Rossano (b. 1970)
Titles
Numerous titles
  • Hereditary noble titles: Ecclesiastic titles:
    • Pope
    • Archbishop of Bologna
MottoIn Utroque Vigil

The House of Borghese is a princely family of

commune. During the 16th century, the head of the family, Marcantonio, moved to Rome, where they rose in power and wealth following the election of his son Camillo as Pope Paul V in 1605. They were one of the leading families of the black nobility and maintain close ties to the Vatican
.

Borghese (Borghesi) of Siena

The family originated with Tiezzo da Monticiano, a 13th-century wool merchant in Siena, whose nephew Borghese gave his name to the family. Among the important Sienese Borghese are:

Borghese of Rome

The head of the family, Marcantonio, Patrician of Siena, moved to Rome in 1541 and this Sienese family rapidly gained access to the upper echelons of Roman society, culminating in the election of Marcantonio's son Camillo Borghese as Pope Paul V in 1605. Paul V was an unabashed nepotist, naming his brother Francesco (1556–1620) Duke of Rignano and general of the papal army, his other brother Giambattista (1554–1609) Governor of the Borgo and castellan of Castel Sant'Angelo, and his sister Ortensia's son Scipione Caffarelli (1577–1633), becoming Scipione Borghese on his adoption) a Cardinal and his adoptive son. Paul also bestowed on his nephew Scipione the title Prince of Vivero on (November 17, 1609). As an extended family, the Borghese became some of the largest landowners of the Roman Campagna, increasing their wealth by their strategic control of their properties and a concerted policy of assuming monopolies of milling grain and the rights to run inns.

Paul V Burghesius Romanus name on St. Peter's Basilica

Thus the Borghese family rose still further in power and wealth. Many of Paul V's official inscriptions include ROMANUS after his name, to reinforce the family's new Roman connection. Scipione was a major patron of the arts, and the

Villa Borghese
).

Marcantonio II (1598–1658), son of Giambattista, was named prince of Sulmona in 1610 (Grandee of Spain of 1st class), again through Paul V's influence, in this case with

Paolo (1624–1646) married Olimpia Aldobrandini, princess of Rossano, and by this marriage enabled the Borghese to lay claim to the Aldobrandini family legacy as well, though this right was only recognised in 1769 after protracted court battles. Along with Paolo's titles, Olimpia passed the title of prince of Rossano to their grandson Marcantonio III (1660–1729), who also became viceroy of Naples
.

His grandson

Musée du Louvre
. On Napoleon's fall, he separated from Pauline and retired to private life in Florence, dying without issue.

Marcantonio IV's second son, prince Francesco Borghese-Aldobrandini (1776–1839), was also a general in the Napoleonic army, and inherited all Camillo's property. Francesco had married Adèle de La Rochefoucauld, daughter of Alexandre-Francois, and their son Marcantonio married Thérèse de La Rochefoucauld, daughter of Alexandre-Jules (brother of Adèle).

His great-grandson Prince

Scipione Borghese (1871–1927) was an industrialist and sportsman, remembered for participating in the 1907 Peking to Paris Race with the journalist Luigi Barzini
.

His nephew

Gold Medal of Military Valour for his commando actions during World War II. In post-war Italy he became a prominent far-right politician; he fled to Spain in 1970 after being accused of plotting a coup d'état
.

There are 4 present branches of the Borghese family:

  • Borghese, descended from Marcantonio V, princes of Sulmona, Rossano, son of Francesco
  • Borghese-Aldobrandini, descended from Camillo, princes of Meldola, son of Francesco
  • Borghese-Salviati, descended from Scipione, dukes of Giuliano, son of Francesco
  • Borghese-Torlonia, Giulio (1847–1914), princes of Fucino, grandson of Francesco, married princess Anna Maria
    Torlonia

Notable members of the family

References

Sources

  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Borghese" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Castello Di Borghese Castello Di Borghese, Vineyard and Winery, Cutchogue, New York
  • Original 1922 Almanach de Gotha (edited by Justice Perthes) entry for the Borghese family, link to the original universally-recognised genealogical reference document, with details of family honours
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