Angelina Jolie, Cindy Crawford, Kristen Stewart and Michelle Pfeiffer have all been the Marchesa’s guests here
The family have produced two popes, including the 16th-century Pope Gregory XIII, creator of the Gregorian calendar that we use today
Marchesa Violante Guerrieri Gonzaga’s aristocratic family hail from Mantua in the north of Italy, but she has found her forever home in Rome, the Eternal City.
Just across the river from the Vatican, Palazzo Taverna is an iconic piece of Roman history, one of the few such residences left in private hands. Like Violante, her children Prince Gregorio and Princess Lavinia Boncompagni Ludovisi consider themselves privileged to live there.
FAMOUS FAMILY
The Boncompagni Ludovisi family, to which the children belong, have also been an illustrious feature of the Italian capital for centuries, having produced two popes, including the 16th-century Gregory XIII, creator of the Gregorian calendar.
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