Boncompagni Ludovisi (1856-1935) Ugo

The Twilight of Rome's Papal Nobility

The Life of Agnese Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi
Übersetzer: Cofone, Carol

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Produktbeschreibung

The Twilight of Rome’s Nobility provides an intimate look at an illustrious family who grew up surrounded by almost unimaginable wealth and power. A tender elegy to a bygone era, this book offers a first-hand account of late nineteenth-century Italy’s social upheavals as the family’s vast Villa Ludovisi was lost.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781978840850
• ISBN-10: 1978840853
• Artikelnr.: 71874834

Autorenporträt

UGO BONCOMPAGNI LUDOVISI (1856–1935) the eldest son of Rodolfo Boncompagni Ludovisi and Agnese Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi, was the progenitor of the current Boncompagni Ludovisi dynasty. Twice widowed, he ultimately joined the priesthood and held the influential position of Vice Camerlengo at the Vatican. As the founder of the Scacciadiavoli winery, he introduced innovative wine making techniques to Italy. CAROL COFONE is a translator and assistant director of the Archivio Digitale Boncompagni Ludovisi. T. COREY BRENNAN is a professor of classics at Rutgers University and director of the Archivio Digitale Boncompagni Ludovisi. His books include The Fasces: A History of Ancient Rome's Most Dangerous Political Symbol and Sabina Augusta: An Imperial Journey. HSH PRINCESS RITA BONCOMPAGNI LUDOVISI is the cofounder of the Archivio Digitale Boncompagni Ludovisi and coauthor (with T. Corey Brennan) of the forthcoming Villa Ludovisi: A Biography.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents 
Forewords by HSH Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi, T. Corey Brennan
Translator’s Note by Carol Cofone
INTRODUCTION
* To My Few Readers
CHAPTER I
* Casa Borghese
* My Grandfather’s Wedding—My Mother is Born
* The Death of my Grandmother, Guendalina
* My Mother Always Remembers This Death
* My Grandfather’s Second Marriage
* My Mother Up To the Age of Twelve
* The Revolution of 1848
* Pius IX Departs from Rome
* From My Mother’s “Journal:” Pius IX and the Borghese in Gaeta
* The Borghese in Naples
* The Miracle of San Gennaro
* The Devotion to the Sacred Heart—The Doria
* The News from Rome
* The de Ligne
* The Taking of Rome
* Pius IX in Portici and the Borghese in Vico
* Two Small Volumes of Memories
* Her Mother
* Her Father
* The “Journal” of Her mother
* The Borghese Return—My Mother’s Education is Completed
CHAPTER II
* “L’entrée dans le monde” of My Mother...My Mother’s Entry into the
World
* The Engagement and a Misunderstanding with the Porter
* The Marriage
* Letters of My Grandfather Borghese
* Travel to Paris and England
* My Birth
* Other Letters from My Grandfather Borghese
* My Brother Luigi is Born
* A First Excursion
* Aunt Princess Doria Dies
* My Sister Guendalina
* Political Events—Francesco II in Rome
* Don Bosco and Francesco II at Villa Ludovisi
* Letters of Francesco II
* One of My Audiences with Francesco II
* Family Relations—Some Names
* My Sister Maddalena and My Brother Giuseppe are Born
* My First Communion
* A Warning That is Almost a Prophecy
* Three Trips to Paris
* In Mentone, in Switzerland, in Bavaria
* We Do Not “diamo del tu” Anymore
* In Belgium, in Cologne, and Again in Paris
* I Get Lost in the Garden of the Exposition
* Return to Rome and Meetings with the Countess Pianell, Monsignor di
Canossa and the Garibaldini
* A Trip to Mentana and the De Charette
* La Quiete
* The Institute of the Blind
* The Charity Bazaar
* My Mother’s Serious Illness—My Sister Maria is Born
* My Uncle and Aunt Venosa at La Quiete
* The Faith of My Mother
* Une Matriarche
* Her Faith and Affection for the Roman Pontificate
* Gregory XVI
* Pius IX
* Leo XIII
* Pius X
* Benedict XV
* The Political Philosophy of My Mother, The Division in Roman Society
* I Fall Sick
* A Deficiency in the Education of My Mother
* A Faithful Cook
* Providential Care of the Staff
* The 20th of September, 1870
* My Mother, the Pontifical Prisoners and Two Courtly Officers of the
Bersaglieri
* The 20th of September and Several Years Spent at La Quiete
* A Few Among the Visitors of La Quiete in Those Years
* Don Bosco
* The Chapel of La Quiete and the Sacred Heart
* Other Visitors at La Quiete—Abbott Lisi and Abbott Ancaiani
* A True Tridentine Patriot
* A Train Accident—Aunt and Uncle Bomarzo at La Quiete
CHAPTER III
* Vittoria Patrizi
* A Thought about Marriage
* My Marriage
* The Death of Princess Adele Borghese
* The Wedding of My Sister Guendalina
* My Little Guendalina and My Mother
* Alton Towers Castle in the Past
* The Religious Vocation of My Sister Maddalena and My Mother
* The Departure, the Investiture of My Sister in the Letters of
Monsignor Czaski and My Mother
* Isabella Rondinelli Marries My Brother Luigi
* La Quiete, Its Visitors Cardinal Pecci and Cardinal Nina
* Two Oratorians Sacred to La Quiete: Monsignor Fabiani, Father
Agostino da Montefeltro
* The Death of My Vittoria, My Sorrow, the Affection of My Mother
* My Mother and San Francesco
* San Francesco—His Shrines—Franciscan Festivals
* My Grandfather Piombino Dies
* Laura Altieri
* At Palazzo Piombino in Piazza Colonna
* A Great Sorrow: the Death of Her Father
* My Mother’s Thoughts on Maternal Authority
* A Very Small Book Where She Wrote Down Her Memories About Her
Children
* Little Political Newspapers
* October 20, 1886, a Very Happy Day for My Parents
* My Father on the Verge of Death and Guido Baccelli
* Arduina di San Martino Marries My Brother Giuseppe
* The Palazzo in Via Veneto and My Mother
* My Mother and the Memories of Casa Boncompagni
* My Laura Dies—My Mother and Extreme Unction
* Our Serious Financial Difficulties; Charity, the Fortitude of My
Mother’s Soul
* A Look at Her Affection for My Father That Manifested Itself More in
The Days of Suffering
* The Sorrow of My Mother Over the Death of Princess Teresa Borghese
* My First Mass and The Long-Standing Prayer of My Mother in Loreto
* Three Great Sorrows, Three Perished...My Brother-In-Law Cattaneo Dies
* My Grandmother Piombino Dies
* My Son-In-Law Malvezzi Dies
* The Last Party At La Quiete—The Wedding of My Guglielmina
* It Is the Hostess Who Makes the Salon
* The Golden Wedding Anniversary
* The Canon Don Andrea Muzzarelli
* A Good Friend, Today Bishop of Noto
* My Francesco Marries Nicoletta Prinetti. Their First Child
* My Mother and Her Affection for Her Husband in His Last Years
* The Death of Our Father; The Great Sorrow of Mammà
CHAPTER IV
* Her Vision; The Painful Privations That It Imposed
* Conversation Is a Welcome Relief
* The Loss of a Beloved Sister and Two Dear Brothers
* The Grandmother and Her Affection for Her Grandchildren
* The Heart of My Mother, And My Son
* My Daughter Guendalina, Her Grandmother and Her Social Work
* My Mother’s Thoughts About the Work of Women
* The Congregation of San Vincenzo in Foligno
* A Son Respected for His Love for His Mother
* Activities Aimed at Spiritual Improvement
* Belfiore and the Children of The Workers
* The Turchine and Some of Her Ways of Carrying Out Charity
* The First Communions—The Last Hundred Lire My Mother Gave
* Mons. Faloci and the Charity of My Mother
* Going Back to My Mother’s Characteristic Qualities
* My Mother and Culture—The Book
* Another Loss—Her Last Sorrow
* She No Longer Goes To La Quiete
* Mother Savina Petrilli and The Last Summer Seasons
* The Last Summer Seasons in Her Letters
* The “Sisters Of The Poor”— The Dear One Of My Mother —“Leonetta"
* Gleaning Among the Reading Done “With Pen in Hand”
* Charity and Manual Work
* What Those Who Knew Her Write
* Maddalena Patrizi
* Father Martens
* Carlo Santucci
* The Count of Linange
* Raffaella Conestabile
* Monsignor Di Somma
* Matilde Fiorilli
* Return To Rome!
* Her Life in The Last Months
* Everything Is in Order
* My Sisters Tell Me
* Always Full of Life ... But Life Is Near Its End!
* Last Days—The Sacraments—Memories—Goodbyes
* Last Hours—The Prayers of The Dying
* I’m Standing in That Room! She Breathes Her Last! ... It’s Five
Minutes to Midnight.
Notes on Contributors
Appendix: Who’s Who