Beatrice Borromeo
Encyclopedia
Beatrice Borromeo was born in Innichen
on 18 August 1985. She is a member of the ancient aristocrat
ic House of Borromeo
, and she is well known in the Italian
news media as an outspoken television personality. At the age of 16, she began work as a fashion model. Since 2008, she has been increasingly known in the tabloid
press as the girlfriend of Pierre Casiraghi
, the younger son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
.
Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo (born in 1935) and Paola Marzotto, and the maternal granddaughter of Marta Marzotto, ex-wife of Count Umberto Marzotto. Her uncle, Count Matteo Marzotto, is the former president and director of the Valentino fashion house.
in 2010. She is currently studying a graduate
course in International politics at Columbia University
that she says "will last a few months".
. She has appeared on many television shows in Italy, beginning with Anno Zero on Rai 2 and going on to appear as a panelist on multiple shows on La7
. In 2009, she even hosted a weekly show on the Radio 105 Network. She interviewed Roberto Saviano
, the famous author of Gomorrah, for Above magazine's June 2009 issue.
Borromeo collaborated with Marco Travaglio
and Vauro Senesi
on the book Italia Annozero (Chiarelettere, 2008) and she wrote the preface for Birgit Hamer's Delitto senza castigo: La Vera Storia di Vittorio Emanuele
di Savoia. (Aliberti, 2011).
Innichen
Innichen is a market town and comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava river, about 120 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano , on Italy's border with Austria.As November 2010, it had a...
on 18 August 1985. She is a member of the ancient aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
ic House of Borromeo
House of Borromeo
The aristocratic Borromeo family, said to date from before the twelfth century, were counts of Arona from the mid-fifteenth century and played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and in the Catholic Reformation...
, and she is well known in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
news media as an outspoken television personality. At the age of 16, she began work as a fashion model. Since 2008, she has been increasingly known in the tabloid
Tabloid journalism
Tabloid journalism tends to emphasize topics such as sensational crime stories, astrology, gossip columns about the personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and junk food news...
press as the girlfriend of Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the younger son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi....
, the younger son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
Caroline, Princess of Hanover
Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
.
Background
She is the daughter of CountCount
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo (born in 1935) and Paola Marzotto, and the maternal granddaughter of Marta Marzotto, ex-wife of Count Umberto Marzotto. Her uncle, Count Matteo Marzotto, is the former president and director of the Valentino fashion house.
Education
She graduated from Bocconi UniversityBocconi University
Bocconi University is a private university located in central Milan, beside Parco Ravizza. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, in addition to a range of double degree programs, in the fields of economics, management, finance and law. According to many university...
in 2010. She is currently studying a graduate
Graduate
Graduate refers to someone who has been the subject of a Graduation. See also: Alumnus.It may also refer to:* Graduate or University Graduate or College graduate someone who has been awarded a degree by a university or college....
course in International politics at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
that she says "will last a few months".
Career
Since the newspaper's beginning in 2009, she has worked as a full-time reporter for Il Fatto QuotidianoIl Fatto Quotidiano
il Fatto Quotidiano is an Italian daily newspaper owned by Editoriale Il Fatto SpA. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and has been edited by Antonio Padellaro since then.- History :...
. She has appeared on many television shows in Italy, beginning with Anno Zero on Rai 2 and going on to appear as a panelist on multiple shows on La7
La7
La7 is an Italian television channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia.-History:In 2001, Lorenzo Pellicioli and Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced they had acquired Telemontecarlo, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels...
. In 2009, she even hosted a weekly show on the Radio 105 Network. She interviewed Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer and journalist.In his writings, articles, television programs, and books he employs prose and news-reporting style to narrate the story of the Camorra , exposing its territory and business connections.Since 2006, following the publication of his bestselling...
, the famous author of Gomorrah, for Above magazine's June 2009 issue.
Borromeo collaborated with Marco Travaglio
Marco Travaglio
Marco Travaglio is an Italian investigative journalist, writer and commentator.-Biography:Travaglio was born in Turin. He started his career writing for Catholic publications such as Il nostro tempo , then worked for the renowned journalist Indro Montanelli for newspapers such as Il Giornale and...
and Vauro Senesi
Vauro Senesi
Vauro Senesi is an Italian journalist and satirical cartoonist.Vauro was born in Pistoia. He was Pino Zac's apprentice, and, together with Giancarlo Fusco, Cinzia Leone and others, in September 1978 they founded Il Male, a satirical weekly newspaper...
on the book Italia Annozero (Chiarelettere, 2008) and she wrote the preface for Birgit Hamer's Delitto senza castigo: La Vera Storia di Vittorio Emanuele
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, formerly Crown Prince of Italy is the only son of the Umberto II, the last King of Italy. He is commonly known in Italy as Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia...
di Savoia. (Aliberti, 2011).
Publications
- Vauro Senesi, Travaglio Marco, Borromeo Beatrice, Italia Anno Zero, Chiarelettere, 2009, ISBN 9788861900516.
- The Preface for Birgit Hamer, Delitto senza castigo: La Vera Storia di Vittorio EmanueleVittorio Emanuele, Prince of NaplesVittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, formerly Crown Prince of Italy is the only son of the Umberto II, the last King of Italy. He is commonly known in Italy as Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia...
di Savoia. (Aliberti, 2011).
External links
See also
- House of BorromeoHouse of BorromeoThe aristocratic Borromeo family, said to date from before the twelfth century, were counts of Arona from the mid-fifteenth century and played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and in the Catholic Reformation...
- Federico BorromeoFederico BorromeoFederico Borromeo was an Italian ecclesiastic, cardinal and archbishop of Milan.-Biography:Federico Borromeo was born in Milan as the second son of Giulio Cesare Borromeo, Count of Arona, and Margherita Trivulzio...
- Borromean islandsBorromean IslandsThe Borromean Islands are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south...
- Borromean ringsBorromean ringsIn mathematics, the Borromean rings consist of three topological circles which are linked and form a Brunnian link, i.e., removing any ring results in two unlinked rings.- Mathematical properties :...