 borghese is the surname of a 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. ==borghese (borghesi) of siena== the house 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: * agostino (1390â1462), noted soldier in the wars between siena and florence, named count palatine by pope pius ii and count of the holy roman empire by sigismund * niccolÃ² (1432â1500), man of letters, philosopher, and important political figure in the sienese republic, belonging to the monte dei nove. * pietro (1469â1527), named a senator of rome by pope leo x, killed in the sack of rome. * marcantonio (1504â1574), politician and lawyer in papal service. ==borghese of rome== the head of the family, marcantonio, moved to rome in 1541 and this sienese family rapidly gained access to the upper echelons of roman society, culminating in the election (1605) of marcantonio's son camillo borghese as pope paul v. paul v was an unabashed nepotist, naming his brother francesco (1556â1620) duke of rignano and general of the papal army, his other brother giambattista (1554â1609) governor of the borgo and castellan of castel sant'angelo, and his sister ortensia's son scipione caffarelli (1577â1633), becoming scipione borghese on his adoption) a cardinal and
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