Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona
Scipione Borghese | |
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 Borghese (left) and Barzini (right) in the Peking to Paris race. | |
| Born | 1871 Migliarino |
| Died | 1927 Florence |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer, politician |
| Known for | Winning 1907 Peking to Paris race |
Prince Luigi Marcantonio Francesco Rodolfo Scipione Borghese, commonly known as Scipione Borghese (1871, Migliarino - 1927, Florence) was an Italian industrialist, politician, explorer, mountain climber and racing driver.
He is best known for participating in (and winning) the Peking to Paris race in 1907, accompanied by the journalist Luigi Barzini, Sr.. Nevertheless, before 1907, he had already become known internationally as a traveller, explorer, diplomat and mountain climber. In 1900 he had finished a journey in Asia from the Persian Gulf to the Pacific Ocean, publishing his experiences in the book In Asia: Siria, Eufrate, Babilonia (In Asia: Syria, Euphrates, Babylon) in 1902, which proved a success. Subsequently he also completed a journey across China, recounted in another book.
Tall and abstemious, he was a man of little words, cold, with calm and measured manners, and with great self-control. He was a deputy of the Partito Radicale in the Italian parliament of 1904 to 1913, fought bravely in the First World War, and began important improvement works in the "Agro Romano".
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