Borghese - Notable members of the Borghese family

A great 13th-c family of ambassadors and jurists of Siena, afterwards (16th-c) at Rome. Their members include Camillo Borghese (1552–1621), who ascended the papal throne in 1605 as Paul V, and Prince Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese (1775–1832), who joined the French army, married Napoleon's sister Marie Pauline (1803), and became Governor-General of Piedmont. The Borghese Palace and the Villa Borghese still contain one of the finest collections of paintings in Rome.

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 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;

The family seat Palazzo Borghese in Rome formerly housed the Borghese art collections, which since 1903 have been established as the Galleria Borghese, located in the family's former property Villa Borghese.

Notable members of the Borghese family

Galgano Borghese, papal nuncio Naples (1456) Camillo Borghese (1550–1621): Pope Paul V (1605–1621) Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1576–1633): artistic patron of Bernini and nephew of Pope Paul V Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese (1775–1832), made duke of Guastalla; second husband of Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Borghese née Bonaparte (1780–1825): sister of Napoleon Junio Valerio Borghese (1906–1974): Italian naval commander and politician Stefano Antonio Borghese (1975–Present): Entrepreneur Mark Borghese (1972–Present): Las Vegas intellectual property attorney and internet television pioneer Rod Borghese (1967–Present): Canadian landscape artist working in oils and watercolors Lorenzo Borghese: ABC's The Bachelor for the 9th Season.