Lorenzo Borghese was born on the 9th June 1972, in Milan, Italy, and apart from being an Italian Prince, is an entrepreneur, businessman and TV personality who is best known for his appearance in ABC’s reality show “The Bachelor”. Lorenzo is also widely recognized as an animal rights advocate, and the founder and owner of Royal Treatment Italian Pet Spa company.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this royal has accumulated so far? How rich Lorenzo Borghese is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Lorenzo Borghese’s net worth, as of mid-2017, exceeds the sum of $50 million, acquired through his royal descent as well as through his own business endeavors.
Lorenzo Borghese Net Worth $50 million
Lorenzo is a member of the noble Borghese Italian family – the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese and Amanda Leigh, and the grandson of Princess Marcella Borghese who launched Borghese Cosmetics in the 1960s. Apart from Italian descent, Lorenzo is also of American ancestry from his mother’s side, and holds dual Italian/USA citizenship. Although born in Italy, Lorenzo grew up in the States, to where his family moved in 1979. He attended elementary school in New Jersey after which he enrolled at the Pomfret School in Connecticut. Later he studied at Florida’s Rollins College from which he graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995. In 2001, Lorenzo obtained his Master of Business Administration degree from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.
The Borghese family has more than 50 years experience in the cosmetics business – as it is stated above, Lorenzo’s grandmother founded Borghese Cosmetics in 1958, while his father expanded the business to the States, firstly teaming up with Max Factor, but later launching his own independent company – La Parfumerie Inc. – which became the exclusive international distributor for brands such as Fendi, La Perla, Kelemata and Orlane. Following his ‘business heritage’, Lorenzo Borghese in 2003 launched his own line of pet cosmetics, named The Royal Treatment Italian Pet Spa. This business endeavour dramatically increased the total of Lorenzo Borghese’s revenues and significantly boosted his overall wealth.
To a greater prominence Lorenzo came in 2006, when he appeared in the ninth season of the popular ABC TV reality show “The Bachelor” – the dating game show which follows a single bachelor while on a quest to find his romantic soul mate. In 2009, Lorenzo was featured on web reality show “America’s Next Top Dog: The Princess”, while in 2010 he appeared in the Dutch reality show “Prince Seeks Wife” (“Coming to Holland: Prins Zoekt Vrouw”). It is certain that all these on-camera appearances had a huge impact on Lorenzo Borghese’s popularity, which should also have resulted in increasing his net worth.
In 2014, he expanded his business empire when he launched an exclusive lifestyle line of men skincare and clothing – Rumgolf which was featured in Esquire’s “Lucky Bastards” reality show. Doubtlessly, all these endeavors have helped Lorenzo Borghese to add a significant sum to his wealth.
Apart from all those already mentioned above, in 2010 Lorenzo has published his first novel, a historical romance entitled “The Princess of Nowhere: A Novel”.
When it comes to his personal life, Lorenzo was allegedly dating Jennifer Wilson and Sadie Murray, who he both met during his “Bachelor” experience. He has also been spotted with Tinsley Mortimer as well as NY City’s socialite Georgina Bloomberg.
In 2011 Lorenzo founded a non-profit organization Animal Aid USA with the primary cause of saving and helping abandoned animals. He also serves as a board member of Canine Wounded Heroes as well as the Multimedia Exposure Inc.’s executive vice president. Besides all these, Lorenzo is an ambassador of American Humane Association and for his for and contribution to animal rights, he was honored with the Animal Advocacy Award on 2014.
