Borghese

Borghese

Borghese , Roman noble family, originally of Siena. It produced one pope, Paul V , several cardinals, and many prominent citizens. The Borghese were noted patrons of arts and letters. Scipione Cardinal Borghese built the fine Villa Borghese in Rome. Camillo Borghese, a general under Napoleon I, married his sister Pauline Bonaparte .

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Borghese

Borghese Italian princely family, originally of Siena, later Rome. Camillo Borghese (1552–1621) became Pope as Paul V in 1605. Another Camillo (1775–1832) married Marie Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon I, and was made Governor of Piedmont.

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