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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} the Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese Lorenzo Borghese Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese Lorenzo Borghese. Prince Lorenzo Borghese was the bachelor on the ninth season of The Bachelor . Biography. Retrieved from wikipedia.com Borghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy. Borghese's parents, Princess Amanda Borghese and Prince Francesco Borghese, have lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, since 1979. He holds dual U.S./Italian citizenship. Raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, he attended elementary school there. He then graduated from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1991. In 1995, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated into the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He later earned his MBA degree from the Fordham Graduate School of Business in 2001. Borghese resides in New York City. He initiated the Royal Treatment line of products, a high-end bath, body and skin care line for pets, using organic ingredients and fragrance oils from Italy, which can be found in hundreds of boutiques nationwide and on the television station HSN. He is a managing partner in LB2, LLC, a private-label Italian cosmetics company that sells numerous brands to major department stores and direct retail outlets. In 2014, he launched his latest business venture, Rumgolf, a lifestyle brand which includes clothing, beer featuring a patented electrolyte, and a skincare line for men. This business was featured on Esquire Network's reality show, Lucky Bastards. In 2011, he founded and became president of Animal Aid USA, a not-for-profit organization focusing on saving animals and changing laws to stop animal cruelty. He is also an Ambassador to the American Humane Association and Ambassador to the ASPCA and board member of Canine Wounded Heroes. He has been honored with numerous awards for his animal advocacy work, including the Animal Advocacy Award presented to him in 2014 by Bideawee and the Pet Hero Humanitarian Award presented to him by the Pet Philanthropy Circle. In the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's popular reality show The Bachelor. In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced he would be searching for his "princess" on a web reality show titled America's Next Princess. The show was to coincide with the launch of Royal Pet Club, an online shopping destination for his Royal Treatment pet products. However, when the show debuted online on August 17, 2009, the series was actually revealed to be a spoof of celebrities and reality TV shows, with the premise of a millionaire dog searching for love among ten finalists, who are also dogs. Borghese appears on the show, but portrays the dog's butler. In 2010, Borghese starred in the Dutch SBS6 show Coming to Holland: Prins Zoekt Vrouw (English: "Prince Seeks Wife") as one of the three bachelor princes. This reality show was based on the movie Coming to America, in which Eddie Murphy went undercover and exchanged his crown for a job at a fast food restaurant. In December 2010, Borghese's first novel, The Princess of Nowhere, published by Harper Collins, debuted. This historical fiction romance novel is a re-imagining of the life of the author's relative, Pauline Bonaparte, who became Princess Pauline Borghese after her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese. In January 2012, his housing search was featured on HGTV's Selling New York. In August/September 2012, he appeared on the 10th season of Celebrity Big Brother UK and finished 7th. In 2014, Borghese was a main cast member on Esquire Network's reality show, Lucky Bastards. Princess of Nowhere. L ove is never perfect and certainly the relationship between Princess Pauline Bonaparte Borghese—the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte—and Prince Camillo Borghese, is no different. Seen through the eyes of the young woman who served as Pauline’s lady-in-waiting and surrogate daughter, the Princess was both complicated and straightforward. "Borghese’s first novel, writing about his ancestors, is a labor of love . Pauline is a spitfire of a heroine--flawed, petulant, extremely unlikable, and mesmerizing. Throughout, the most compelling evolution is Sophie’s as she, like the reader, moves from being enamored with Pauline to disenchanted, but incapable of leaving her." —Publishers Weekly. From the Blog. My Visit With Paolina and Camillo. PIX NEWS INTERVIEW 3.28.11. FOX NEWS INTERVIEW 2/13/11. “Borghese’s first novel, writing about his ancestors, is a labor of love . Pauline is a spitfire of a heroine--flawed, petulant, extremely unlikable, and mesmerizing. Throughout, the most compelling evolution is Sophie’s as she, like the reader, moves from being enamored with Pauline to disenchanted, but incapable of leaving her.” —Publishers Weekly. The Princess of Nowhere. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a link to download the audio instead. : Volume Number. : Volume Number. The Princess of Nowhere. Spend $49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC.com. Prince Lorenzo Borghese, a descendant of the brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte, bursts boldly onto the historical fiction scene with The Princess of Nowhere —a captivating and richly atmospheric re-imagining of the life of the author’s famous ancestor, Princess Pauline Bonaparte Borghese . Author Borghese—whom TV viewers will recognize for his appearance on the hit ABC series, The Bachelor —will enthrall readers of Sarah Dunant and Suzannah Dunn with this masterful blend of fact and fiction, a story of passion, betrayal, and one woman who truly conquered all…even death. How the Borghese family acquired their titles. My family can be traced back to the 1100’s in Siena, Italy. During this period the Borgheses became wealthy bankers. By the early 1600’s, a large number of my family members were living in Rome including Marcantonio Borghese, known as “The head of the family.” In 1550 Marcantonio became the father of Camillo Borghese. Camillo is perhaps the most famous member of my family, as he became Pope Paul V. In 1604, one year before Camillo was elected Pope, at age 54, he purchased Rome’s largest family palace, now known as the Palazzo Borghese. During the 1600’s the entire Palazzo was owned by my family. It contained separate servant quarters, stables, a coach house and housed my family’s art collection, which was one of the greatest collections in Europe. In its heyday, the Palazzo was the grandest home in Rome, a place where anyone could entertain on a magnificent scale– just as Robert Redford did in the movie, “The Great Gatsby.” What makes this property unique is that over 400 years have passed since Camillo purchased it and some of my family members still live there. Four centuries–twelve generations–later! However, the entire Palazzo is no longer owned by my family, just part of it. It is now the home to the Spanish Embassy and the Circolo Della Caccia, a private social club. In 1605, a year after Camillo purchased the property, he was elected to the papacy and became Pope Paul V. Shortly after his appointment, he gave the Palazzo to his brothers as he no longer had any use for it. Soon after Camillo became Pope, he ordained his nephew, Scipione Caffarelli, priest. Scipione is another notable member of my family. He was the son of Marcantonio Caffarelli and Ortensia Borghese, (Camillo’s sister), hence Camillo’s nephew. Within days of being ordained priest, Camillo’s favorite nephew was elevated to the rank of Cardinal. Once Scipione became Cardinal, he dropped his father’s last name and replaced it with his mother and uncle’s last name, Borghese. He also adopted the Borghese coat of arms, an eagle and dragon. From that day onward he was known as Cardinal Scipione Borghese. In 1605 the Pope, like a king, had the power to bestow titles on those who pleased him. These are called “papal” titles. And, like a king, he controlled extensive territories– the Papal States and Vatican City. The Papal states consisted of a large tract of land stretching from Rome all the way to Bologna, in Northern Italy. These states were defended by a large and powerful army–again, controlled by the Pope. It is no surprise that the Pope granted his favorite nephew, Scipione, the title of Prince of Vivero (a town in northern Spain). After the title of Prince was bestowed on Scipione, titles were then bestowed by Pope Paul V on various heads of the Borghese family. These titles went together with the territories of land they owned (in essence, the titles were attached to the land). My branch of the family received five different titles, including Prince of San Paolo , Prince of Sant’Angelo, and Duke of Bomarzo. As for Scipione, once in power, he dedicated himself to increasing the fame of his maternal family. His energy was spent on improving the Borghese properties, adding to the family’s art collection and beautifying his beloved city, Rome. As fate would have it, Camillo, too, was a patron of the arts, so whatever Scipione wanted, Camillo supported. Together, they were among the most influential figures in the history of Rome and were responsible for many notable building projects. My family’s mark–the family crest, eagle and dragon– can be seen throughout the entire city of Rome. This crest marks the entrance to Villa Borghese; it is found throughout the Villa Borghese Park, it is on the Fontanone del Gianicolo (a beautiful fountain overlooking the city of Rome – you must go there if you travel to Rome), in the Borghese Chapel in the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, and, most importantly, throughout the ceiling of St.
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