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14-458: It was acquired in 1807 by Marino Torlonia , who added numerous art pieces. The palace underwent restoration by the architect Giovanni Battista Caretti . The frescoes were restored by Francesco Podestà . Employed in the restoration and sculptural decoration were Canova , Thorvaldsen , Tenerani , and Cognetti. Among guests to the palace in those days were the King of Bavaria, Russia aristocrats, and

28-563: A widow who came from a family of southern German merchants from the city of Donaueschingen . Leopoldo Torlonia , a grandson of Giovanni, was the Mayor of Rome from May 1882 to May 1887. His great-grandson, Marino Torlonia succeeded to the title as 4th prínce of Civitella-Cesi, a title he inherited from Augusto, his older brother, in 1926. The title had been passed to Augusto from their paternal great-uncle, Alessandro, younger brother of Augusto's and Marino's grandfather, Giulio. Marino married

42-630: Is the name of an Italian princely family from Rome , which acquired a huge fortune in the 18th and 19th centuries through administering the finances of the Vatican . The first influential member of the Torlonia family was Marino Torlonia (Tourlonias; 1725 – 21 March 1785), who rose from humble origins in the Auvergne region of France to become a very rich businessman and banker in Rome. Marino

56-563: The 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi . Together, the Prince and Princess of Civitella-Cesi had four children: In 1922, the Duke of Torlonia fought a duel with Count Filippo Lovatelli, the famous Italian sculptor, over a statue of the Duchess, causing an international sensation. The Prince of Torlonia was having an affair. In 1925, the couple separated and in 1926, the Duchess filed for divorce in

70-753: The American actress Brooke Shields . In Rome, the Torlonia properties comprise: Palazzo Torlonia-Giraud in Via della Conciliazione ( rione of Borgo ), Palazzo Núñez-Torlonia in Via Condotti , near the Spanish Steps , Palazzo Torlonia in Via della Lungara ( rione of Trastevere ) and Villa Torlonia ( Villa Albani ) outside Porta Salaria . They also owned the now demolished Palazzo Torlonia-Bolognetti near Piazza Venezia . The Torlonia family were one of

84-799: The Gallery of Theseus , the Room of Psyche, the Room of Diana and the Visitors' Room (now reconstructed at Palazzo Braschi ). Another wing of the palace was called Gallery dell' Ercole, by Canova, taking its name from the group of statues of the “Lica Heracles” by Antonio Canova, today at the Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna also in Rome. It was a mix of museum and reception room with paints and decoration in plaster, mirrors, furniture, silver elements, copies of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. House of Torlonia The House of Torlonia

98-684: The Vatican finances, was created duke of Bracciano and count of Pisciarelli by Pope Pius VI in 1794. In 1803, Pius VII made him marquess of Romavecchia e Turrita and the first prince of Civitella Cesi . He was made, among other titles, a Roman Patrician in 1809, with confirmation from the Pope on 19 January 1813, and the duke of Poli e Guadagnolo in 1820. He was the builder of the Villa Torlonia in Rome, among other Palazzo Torlonia villas. He married Anna Maria Chiaveri née Schultheiss ,

112-572: The few Italian aristocratic families to have survived the reconstruction of the Papal Court in 1969 by the motu proprio Pontificalis Domus . Until recently the only hereditary honours still in use at the Vatican are that of hereditary Prince Assistants to the Papal Throne . This honour was until recently held by Prince Alessandro Torlonia, Prince of Fucino, and Prince Marcantonio Colonna , Prince and Duke of Paliano. The Torlonia family

126-465: The rich American heiress Mary Elsie Moore ; they were the parents of Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi , who married the Infanta Beatriz of Spain , the daughter of King Alfonso XIII - one of their grandchildren is Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg; and of Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi , the wife of American tennis player Francis Xavier Shields and grandmother of

140-521: The rulers of Baden. The building was demolished in 1903, to improve the vista of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II from Via del Corso . Before the destruction the pieces and decoration of the palace were photographed, the frescoes on the walls and furniture were sold, while some of the furniture and fresco panels are now in the Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi . The main floor of the palace featured

154-637: The son of U.S Navy Admiral Colby Mitchell Chester . Moore was educated at Mrs. Dow's School in Briarcliff Manor, New York . On August 15, 1907, Moore married the then Duke of Poli and Guadagnolo Don Marino Torlonia (1861–1933) at Old Orchard, her parents' estate in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut . She was nicknamed, "the Dollar Duchess" by the media. Upon his brother Augusto Torlonia 's death in 1926, her husband became

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168-526: Was appointed in 1958 (its title dates from 1854 also), in succession to Prince Filippo Orsini , whose family had held the position since 1735. A poem quoted by Ignazio Silone in his novel "Fontamara" (1930), at the height of their power translates as: Mary Elsie Moore Mary Elsie Moore, Princess di Civitella-Cesi (October 22, 1889 – December 21, 1941), was an American railroad equipment heiress who married and divorced Italian Prince Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi . Mary Elsie Moore

182-628: Was born October 22, 1889, in Brooklyn , New York , the youngest child of Charles Arthur Moore (1846–1914) and Mary ( née Campbell) Moore (1854–1928). Her father was a shipping broker and hardware manufacturer from Connecticut, who went on to become the president of Manning, Maxwell and Moore , a large industrial concern. Her siblings were Charles Arthur Moore Jr. who married Annete Sperry and Elizabeth Hyde (maternal grandfather of actress Glenn Close ); Eugene Maxwell Moore, who married Titanic survivor Margaret Graham; and Jessie Ann Moore, who married

196-717: Was born with the French name of Marin Torlonias, the son of Antoine Torlonias, a merchant and laborer. Marin's great-uncle was the parish priest of Augerolles , who procured for him a position as aide to an influential abbot . Marin eventually settled in Rome, where he became a cloth merchant and money lender near the Piazza of the Trinità dei Monti . This became the foundation of the family bank established by his son, Giovanni Torlonia . Giovanni, in return for his able administration of

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