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Eleanor Herman<br />

and <strong>the</strong> princess who had had a husband and had tasted what it was<br />

like to have a mo<strong>the</strong>r-in-law . . . did not want to subject herself again,<br />

and <strong>the</strong>refore sent a letter to <strong>the</strong> pope with many requests. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />

was that she be married by <strong>the</strong> pope himself in <strong>the</strong> [Sistine] chapel as <strong>the</strong><br />

wife <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pope’s nephew. Also that she wanted to be <strong>the</strong> <strong>mistress</strong> <strong>of</strong> her<br />

own wardrobe without being subject to anyone.” The “anyone,” we can<br />

presume, was her future mo<strong>the</strong>r-in-law.<br />

Gigli continued, “That she did not want to live with Donna Olimpia,<br />

her mo<strong>the</strong>r-in-law, but in her own palaces. That Donna Olimpia her<br />

mo<strong>the</strong>r-in-law promise Don Camillo that at her death she would leave<br />

him all her possessions. That <strong>the</strong> pope would let her pick a future cardinal<br />

whoever it might be.” 10 These requests were not likely to meet with<br />

Olimpia’s favor. She had already made a will leaving all her money to her<br />

little granddaughter, Olimpiuccia, and she controlled <strong>the</strong> list <strong>of</strong> cardinals.<br />

Gigli wrote, “This lady, becoming <strong>the</strong> wife <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pope’s nephew,<br />

showed spirit and desire to dominate, which would not seem at all to be<br />

pleasing to <strong>the</strong> pope’s sister-in-law Donna Olimpia, who truly in this<br />

pontificate is <strong>the</strong> only dominatrix. I could easily believe that this induced<br />

Camillo to renounce his hat and take a wife, because even if he<br />

was a cardinal and <strong>the</strong> pope’s nephew . . . , he was not allowed to do a<br />

favor for anyone. Whoever asked him for one, he had to excuse himself,<br />

and could not do it without his signora mo<strong>the</strong>r.” 11<br />

Surprisingly, although <strong>the</strong> pope did not agree to meet a single one <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> princess’s conditions, she married Camillo anyway. According to a<br />

letter written by a wedding guest, on <strong>the</strong> morning <strong>of</strong> February 10, <strong>the</strong><br />

bride left <strong>the</strong> Borghese Palace in Prince Ludovisi’s carriage, accompanied<br />

by Olimpia’s daughters and <strong>the</strong>ir husbands. When <strong>the</strong> princess arrived<br />

at her country estate, <strong>the</strong> Castello di Torrenova, Camillo was<br />

standing in <strong>the</strong> courtyard. Watching her descend, he “was overcome by<br />

excesses <strong>of</strong> ardor, and stupefied, but finally, animated by <strong>the</strong>se princes<br />

[his bro<strong>the</strong>rs-in-law], he embraced <strong>the</strong> loved one, <strong>of</strong>fered her as a pledge<br />

a kiss, which from fear he did not let pass <strong>the</strong> confines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> neck. . . .<br />

Monsignor Vice Regent celebrated <strong>the</strong> Mass and married <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong><br />

name <strong>of</strong> His Holiness, and afterward <strong>the</strong>y went to table sumptuously<br />

laid out.” 12<br />

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