Giovanni Battista Borghese
Giovanni Battista Borghese (* 1554/1555 in Rome ; † December 26, 1609 there ; also Giambattista Borghese ) was governor of Borgo and castellan of Castel Sant'Angelo and the fortress of Ancona.
Life
Giovanni Battista Borghese came from the Roman noble family of the Borghese . He was the son of Count Marcantonio Borghese (1504–1574) from Siena , who moved to Rome with his family in 1541.
His brother Camillo was as Paul V from 1605 to 1621 Pope of the Catholic Church . His brother Francesco Count von Rignano and general of the papal army. The son from the marriage of his sister Ortensia to Francesco Caffarelli was the later influential Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese .
He was head of the register in Rome since 1597. When his brother Paul V was appointed Pope, he received one of the highest secular offices in the Papal States, governor of the Borgo and castellan of Castel Sant'Angelo and the Ancona fortress. In 1609 he became Prince of Vivaro . He was married to Virginia Lante, daughter of Ludovico Lante and Lavinia Maffei, since 1588. The only ancestral owner of the Marcantonio family line emerged from the marriage.
He was buried in the Cappella Paolina of Santa Maria Maggiore . His brother Francesco became head of the Borghese family in 1609.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Giovanni Battista Borghese's funeral 'apparato' of 1610 in S. Maria Maggiore, Rome. jstor.org, accessed June 19, 2009
- ^ "Paul V. Borghese and Urban VIII. Barberini. Career and nepotism in comparison ” , LMU, viewed on June 19, 2009
- ↑ "family tree of Borhese" , accessed on 19 June 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borghese, Giovanni Battista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borghese, Giambattista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Borgo and castellan of Castel Sant'Angelo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1554 or 1555 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1609 |
| Place of death | Rome |