Lorenzo Borghese ( it, Don Lorenzo dei Principi Borghese; born June 9, 1972) is an Italian-American businessman, television personality, and member of the

Borghese family The House of Borghese is a princely family of Italian noble and papal background, originating as the Borghese or Borghesi in Siena, where they came to prominence in the 13th century and held offices under the ''commune''. During the 16th century, ...

. Borghese is a cosmetics entrepreneur and animal rights advocate. He was also the bachelor on the ninth season of

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's '' The Bachelor'', where he picked Jennifer Wilson, and remained in contact with Erica Rose. He is the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese (born 1938) and Amanda Borghese, his American wife and the stepdaughter of

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. Borghese's paternal grandmother was

Princess Marcella Borghese Donna Marcella Borghese (1911-2002) was a manufacturer of cosmetics. History Marcella Fazi was born in Umbria in 1911. In 1937 she became the second wife of the widowed nobleman Paolo Borghese, Duke of Bomarzo and Prince of Sant’ Angelo e San ...

, who founded the ''Borghese'' cosmetics line in 1958.

Early life and education

Borghese was born on June 9, 1972, in Milan, Italy. Borghese's parents, Francesco and Amanda Borghese, have lived in

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, since 1979.The Bachelor Less Italian and Princey Than Originally Thought
''Us Weekly'', October 3, 2006. Accessed July 26, 2014. He holds dual U.S./Italian citizenship. Raised in Short Hills, he attended elementary school there. He then graduated from

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, in 1991. In 1995, he graduated from

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, where he was initiated into the

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fraternity. He earned an MBA degree from the Fordham Graduate School of Business in 2001.

Business and philanthropy

Borghese resides in New York City. He founded the Royal Treatment line of products, a bath, body and skin care line for pets that uses organic ingredients and fragrance oils from Italy and is sold in U.S. stores and on the television station

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. He is a managing partner in LB2, LLC, a private-label Italian cosmetics company that sells numerous brands to major department stores and direct retail outlets.

Reality television and author

In the fall of 2006, Borghese starred in the ninth season of ABC's reality show '' The Bachelor''. In the summer of 2009, Borghese announced he would be searching for his "princess" on a web reality show titled ''

America's Next Princess Lorenzo Borghese ( it, Don Lorenzo dei Principi Borghese; born June 9, 1972) is an Italian-American businessman, television personality, and member of the Borghese family. Borghese is a cosmetics entrepreneur and animal rights advocate. He was ...

''. The show was to coincide with the launch of Royal Pet Club, an online shopping website for his Royal Treatment pet products. However, when the show debuted online on August 17, 2009, the series was revealed to actually be a spoof of celebrities and

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shows. In August and September 2012, he appeared on the 10th season of ''

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'' and was evicted from the house on Day 22, ultimately finishing in 8th place.

Titles

Italian titles of nobility are unrecognized since the 1948 Italian Constitution. Lorenzo Borghese's father is representative of the titles of Duke of

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, Prince of Sant’Angelo e San Polo, Marquess of Monticelli, Count of Chia, Lord of Attigliano e Mugnano. As a second son however, Lorenzo Borghese is not entitled to use these titles. Even in a purely social context, he is styled ''

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Lorenzo dei principi Borghese, Roman noble,

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, Patrician of Venice, Patrician of Naples, Patrician of Genoa''.

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Royal Pet Club
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