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Borghese is the surname of a princely family of Italian noble and papal background, originating as the Borghese or Borghesi in Siena, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding offices under the commune. The head of the family, Marcantonio, moved to Rome in the 16th century and there, following the election (1605) of his son Camillo as Pope Paul V they rose in power and wealth. They were one of the leading families of the Black Nobility and maintain close ties to the Vatican.
Prominent Borghese Family Members
- Tiezzo da Monticiano Patriarch
- Agostino (1390–1462)
- Niccolò (1432–1500)
- Pietro (1469–1527)
- Marcantonio (1504–1574)
- Francesco (1556–1620) Duke of Rignano
- Giambattista (1554–1609)
- Ortensia (1561–1598)
- Scipione Caffarelli Borghese (1577–1633)
- Marcantonio II (1598–1658)
- Camilla Orsini (1603–1685)
- Paolo (1624–1646)
- Olimpia Aldobrandini (1623–1681)
- Marcantonio III (1660–1729)
- Marcantonio IV (1730–1800)
- Camillo Filippo Ludovico (1775–1832)
- Pauline Bonaparte (1780–1825)
- General Leclerc (1772–1802)
- Francesco Borghese-Aldobrandini (1776–1839)
- Prince Scipione Borghese (1871–1927)
- Luigi Barzini (1874–1947)
- Junio Valerio Borghese (1906–1974)
- Pope Paul V (1552–1621): née Camillo Borghese
- Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese (1697–1759): cardinal
- Paolo Borghese (1904–1985): Duke of Bomarzo and husband of Marcella Borghese
- Marcella Borghese, née Fazi (1911–2002): cosmetics entrepreneur and wife of Paolo Borghese
- Lorenzo Borghese (b. 1972): entrepreneur and television personality
- Scipione Borghese (b. 1970): principe