Federico Borromeo
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Federico Borromeo was an Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Milan, and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. His acts of charity, particularly during the famine of 1627–28, and his devote
Portrait attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 17th century
Giulio Cesare Borromeo, Federico’s father.
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo
Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia, Federico Borromeo visits the leper house during the Plague of 1630, Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana
House of Borromeo
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The House of Borromeo is an Italian noble family. They started as merchants in San Miniato around 1300 and became bankers in Milan after 1370. Vitaliano de' Vitaliani, who acquired the name of Borrome
Federico Borromeo
…in ecclesiastical archaeology, sacred painting, and collecting. In 1623, he reacquired the feudal rights over what has historically been known as the “State” of the Borromeo within the Duchy of Milan, becoming the Marquess of Angera and Count of Arona, titles still used by the family as a courtesy. Federico Borromeo was…
The Borromeo Palace at Milan
Lake Maggiore, with the Borromean Islands, the majority still owned by the family, although now open to the public.
Castle Rocca di Angera
Palace on Isola Bella