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Borromeo Palace

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Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
Borromeo Palace
The aristocratic Borromeo family were merchants at San Miniato around 1300 and became bankers at Milan after 1370. Vitaliano de’ Vitaliani, who acquired the name of Borromeo from his uncle Giovanni, became count of Arona in 1445. His descendants played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and as cardinals in the Catholic Reformation. In 1916 the head of the family was granted the title Prince of Angera. The best-known members of the family were the cardinals and Archbishops of Milan; Carlo , who was canonized by Pope Paul V in 1610, and Federico , who founded the Ambrosian Library. The figure of the Borromean rings, which forms part of the family’s coat of arms, is well known in the diverse fields of topology, psychoanalysis and theology.
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