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Scipione Borghese

Type Figure Region Papal States Time c. 1577–1633 Also known as Cardinal Borghese

An Italian nobleman and papal politician, uncle of Pope Paul V, raised to cardinal in 1605;…

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  1. 1601–1605Rome · LazioBefore his uncle Camillo Borghese was elected pope, Scipione had already accumulated political capital in Roman curial circles, serving as secretary of papal courts and other posts, laying the groundwork for his family's power within the papacy.
  2. 1605–1610Rome · LazioAfter being raised to cardinal by his uncle Paul V in 1605, he directed large-scale art acquisitions and building projects, patronizing artists such as Caravaggio and Bernini, and commissioning the Villa Borghese and its sculpture collection, shaping the family into Baroque Rome's most prominent patron.

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