Borromeo Family

The aristocratic Borromeo family were merchants in San Miniato around 1300 and became bankers in Milan after 1370. Vitaliano de' Vitaliani, who acquired the name of Borromeo from his uncle Giovanni, became the count of Arona in 1445. His descendants played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and as cardinals in the Catholic Reformation. In 1916 the head of the family was granted the title Prince of Angera by the King of Italy.

The best known members of the family were the cardinals and Archbishops of Milan; Carlo (1538–1584), who was canonized by Pope Paul V in 1610, and Federico (1564–1631), who founded the Ambrosian Library. The figure of the Borromean rings, which forms part of the family's coat of arms, is well known in the diverse fields of topology, psychoanalysis and theology.

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• Vitaliano I Borromeo (1390–1449)
• Filippo Borromei/Buonromei (–1370)
• Borromeo Borromei (–1422)
• Giovanni Borromei
• Margherita Borromeo (–1449)
• Ludovico Borromeo (1468–1527)

Cardinals

• St Carlo Borromeo, (1538 –1584)
• Federico Borromeo, (1564 –1631)
• Giberto III Borromeo, (1615 –1672)
• Federico Borromeo, (1617 –1673)
• Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo, (1671 –1740)
• Vitaliano Borromeo, (1720 –1793)
• Edoardo Borromeo, (1822 –1881)

Notable members

• Vitaliano VI Borromeo (1620–1690), art collector
• Carlo IV Borromeo Arese, 15th Count of Arona, 5th Marquess of Angera (1657–1734), added his mother Giulia Arese's name to his own, became Viceroy of Naples and governor of the Holy Roman Emperor in the Kingdom of Italy
• Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese (1664–1750), also Viceroy of Naples and Minister plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands.
• Giberto Borromeo Arese (1815–1885), painter
• Vitaliano Borromeo, 2nd Prince of Angera,(1892–1982)
• Giberto Borromeo (1859–1941)
• Emilio Borromeo (1829–1909)
• Vitaliano Borromeo (1792–1874)
• Giberto Borromeo (1751–1837)
• Renato Borromeo (1710–1778)
• Giovanni Benedetto Borromeo (1679–1744)
• Renato Borromeo (1618–1685)
• Carlo Borromeo (1587–1652)
• Renato Borromeo (1555–1608)
• Giulio Borromeo (1517–1572)
• Federico Borromeo (1492–1529)
• Giberto Borromeo (1463–1527)
• Giovanni Borromeo (–1495)
• Filippo Borromeo (1419–1464)
• Giberto II Borromeo (1515–1558)
• Vitaliano Borromeo

Current Members

• Lavinia Borromeo (1977–)
• Matilde Borromeo (1983–)
• Beatrice Borromeo (1985–)
• Carlo Ludovico Borromeo (1984–)
• Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo (1935–)
• Vitaliano Borromeo Arese (1960–)