Nel 1642 Palazzo Chiablese di Torino, passed to Cardinal Maurizio di Savoia, who chose it as his residence, it later became the office headquarters of the Royal Court.
In 1753 King Carlo Emanuele III entrusted the court architect Benedetto Alfieri with the task of reshaping the residence for the second-born Benedetto Maria Maurizio, Duke of Chiablese.
The facade was then redesigned and the majestic staircase leading to the noble floor was built, rich in furnishings, stuccoes, boiseries, mirrors, and painted overdoors by painters such as Francesco De Mura and Gregorio Guglielmi.
During the Napoleonic period, the palace was the seat of Governor Camillo Borghese and his famous wife, Paolina Borghese. Returned to the Savoia with the Restoration, Palazzo Chiablese became the residence of King Carlo Felice and then of Ferdinando Duke of Genoa, second son of Carlo Alberto. In 1851 Margherita, the first queen of Italy, was born there.
Damaged by bombings during the Second World War, it later passed to the State Property. Palazzo Chiablese is now completely restored and hosts the Regional Directorate for Cultural and Landscape Heritage of Piedmont along with offices of the Superintendencies.
Information on Palazzo Chiablese
Piazza San Giovanni, 2 10122 Torino
