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Born in Rome on 7 December 1911, Torlonia was the son of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince di Civitella-Cesi and his American wife, Mary Elsie Moore. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Don Alessandro's youngest sister was Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi , [ 1 ] grandmother of the American actress Brooke Shields . [ 3 ]
This honour was until recently held by Prince Alessandro Torlonia, [4] Prince of Fucino, and Prince Marcantonio Colonna, Prince and Duke of Paliano. The Torlonia family was appointed in 1958 (its title dates from 1854 also), in succession to Prince Filippo Orsini , whose family had held the position since 1735.
Alessandro Torlonia was a great collector of Greek and Roman antiquities, purchasing or excavating quantities of sculpture to add to the Torlonia Collection. [4] [5] In 1866, Prince Alessandro purchased the Villa Albani, which contained many outstanding Graeco-Roman artifacts assembled by the late Cardinal Alessandro Albani, a nephew of Pope Clement XI.
Prince of Civitella-Cesi is an Italian title of nobility granted to Giovanni Torlonia (1755–1829) of the Torlonia family.. In exchange for the administration of finances of the Holy See with the blessing of the Pope, Giovanni Torlonia was created in 1794 Duke of Bracciano and Count of Pisciarelli; in 1803 Marquis of Romavecchia and Turrita; and 1st Prince of Civitella Cesi (Princeps Romanus ...
Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi; Augusto Torlonia, 3rd Prince of Civitella Cesi; G. Giovanni Torlonia, 1st Prince of Civitella-Cesi; M.
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Prince Alessandro Torlonia opened a museum for the collection in 1875 In 1875, Prince Alessandro founded the Torlonia Museum on Via della Lungara in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome. In that year the collection consisted of 517 works – new additions continued to be made until 1884, when the collection numbered 620 sculptures. [ 18 ]
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