Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating in This page is not about the form of limonite clay called sienna. ...Siena where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding official offices under the Defensive towers at San Gimignano, Tuscany, bear witness to the factional strife within communes. ...commune. The head of the family, Marcantonio moved to Rome in the 16th century and there, following the election (1605) of his son Camillo Borghese as Painting of Pope Paul V by Caravaggio Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 - January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ...Pope Paul V who was an unabashed nepotist, they rose in power and wealth.

By virtue of the wedding of Olimpia Aldobrandini with Paolo Borghese in 1614, the Borghese claimed the name and the legacy of the rich and papal Aldobrandini for themselves; after extended court battles, they won this recognition in 1769. Many of Paul V's official inscriptions include ROMANUS after his name, to reinforce the family's new Roman connection. Paul bestowed on his nephew the title prince of Vivero on (November 17, 1609), and Philip III (April 14, 1578 - March 31, 1621) was the king of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II), from 1598 until his death. ...Philip III of Spain conferred an additional title of prince of Suimona the following year. As a group, the Borghese became some of the largest landowners of the Roman Campagna, increasing their wealth by their strategic direct control of their properties and a concerted policy of assuming monopolies of milling grain and rights to run inns [1] (http://www2.iisg.nl/esshc/programme.asp?selyear=6&pap=758).

The family seat Palazzo Borghese in Rome formerly housed the Borghese art collections, which since 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...1903 have been established as the The Villa Borghese Pinciana (begun 1605) houses the Galleria Borghese. ...Galleria Borghese, located in the family's former property Villa Borghese: the 19th century Temple of Aesculapius built purely as a landscape feature, influenced by the lake at Stourhead, Wiltshire Villa Borghese is a large landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums and attractions. ...Villa Borghese.

The Borghese Collection of statuary in the The main courtyard of the Louvre. ...Louvre derives from works sold to Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français...Napoleon by Camillo Borghese in 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...1807.

In 1775, in homage to his Borghese ancestors, Prince Marcantonio IV Borghese and the architect Antonio Asprucci embarked upon renovations to Villa Borghese: the 19th century Temple of Aesculapius built purely as a landscape feature, influenced by the lake at Stourhead, Wiltshire Villa Borghese is a large landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums and attractions. ...Villa Borghese, which had always been a semi-public museum since the 17th century. Integrating the sculptures of the Borghese collection and existing vast Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce...Baroque ceiling decors, they created a spectacular monument to the Borghese family (Paul 2000).

Notable members of the Borghese family

• Galgano Borghese, papal nuncio Naples (1456)
• Camillo Borghese (1550–1621): Painting of Pope Paul V by Caravaggio Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 - January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ...Pope Paul V (1605–1621)
• Cardinal Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1576-1633) was an Italian Renaissance art collector and member of the noble Borghese family. ...Scipione Borghese (1576–1633): artistic patron of A self portrait: Bernini is said to have used his own features in the David (below, left) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598 - November 28, 1680), who worked chiefly in Rome, was the pre-eminent baroque artist. ...Bernini and nephew of Painting of Pope Paul V by Caravaggio Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 - January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ...Pope Paul V
• Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese (1775–1832), made duke of Guastalla; second husband of Pauline Bonaparte, 1780-1825, (she spelled the named Bounaparte) was the youngest sister of Napoleon I. After her numerous love affairs became an embarrassment, Napoleon had Pauline married Charles Leclerc, one of his generals. ...Pauline Bonaparte
• Pauline Bonaparte, 1780-1825, (she spelled the named Bounaparte) was the youngest sister of Napoleon I. After her numerous love affairs became an embarrassment, Napoleon had Pauline married Charles Leclerc, one of his generals. ...Pauline Borghese née This article is about the family of Napoleon Bonaparte. ...Bonaparte (1780–1825): sister of Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français...Napoleon
• Prince Junio Valerio Scipione Borghese (6 June 1906 - 26 August 1974) was an Italian naval commander and controversial political figure. ...Junio Valerio Borghese (1906–1974): Italian naval commander and politician

External link

• Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 (http://19.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BO/BORGHESE.htm) Borghese

References

• Paul, Carole, Making a Prince's Museum : Drawings for the Late-Eighteenth-Century Redecoration of the Villa Borghese, Oxford University Press, 2000