So I open a magazine today, and there's a section on the various overlooked royals now that Prince Harry is off the market. (when I say overlooked royals I'm talking about some dregs out of the British royal family (one of Princess Margaret's grandsons/great-grandsons and another who's a third cousin once removed or something of the Queen), one or two actual royals (Archduke Amadeus of Austria-Este (wrongly called 'Laurent' and entitled 'of Belgium') and Alexandra of Luxembourg), some quasi-royals (Princess Stephanie of Monaco's two bastard daughters). And some who are royal by marriage rather than blood (Princess Claire of Luxembourg).
But strangely enough, they include Prince Lorenzo Borghese. Now, while the whole article is a load of trash not worth the paper it's written on - sorry if that sounds harsh, but there are numerous mistakes they made (which I'll admit I could be wrong - I don't know everything) that a simple wikipedia search could've cleared up. What caught my eye was the printing that described him as "descended from Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Emperor Napoleon".
Now, I've already sent a letter to the editor asking after the source for this claim. But it got me thinking: Pauline and Camillo Borghese lived apart after the death of her son, Dermide (for which she blamed the Borgheses), but that was August 1804, they married in August/November 1803 - so not a lot of time for her to get knocked up, but I figure a wedding-night baby isn't impossible (assuming of course that Dermide's birth didn't "damage" her). Would this change anything? Could this "save" the Bonaparte-Borghese marriage or is that a lost cause?
But strangely enough, they include Prince Lorenzo Borghese. Now, while the whole article is a load of trash not worth the paper it's written on - sorry if that sounds harsh, but there are numerous mistakes they made (which I'll admit I could be wrong - I don't know everything) that a simple wikipedia search could've cleared up. What caught my eye was the printing that described him as "descended from Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Emperor Napoleon".
Now, I've already sent a letter to the editor asking after the source for this claim. But it got me thinking: Pauline and Camillo Borghese lived apart after the death of her son, Dermide (for which she blamed the Borgheses), but that was August 1804, they married in August/November 1803 - so not a lot of time for her to get knocked up, but I figure a wedding-night baby isn't impossible (assuming of course that Dermide's birth didn't "damage" her). Would this change anything? Could this "save" the Bonaparte-Borghese marriage or is that a lost cause?