Nel 1642 Palazzo Chiablese di Torino, passed to Cardinal Maurizio di Savoia, who chose it as his residence; it later became the seat of offices 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 son 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 overdoors painted by painters such as Francesco De Mura and Gregorio Guglielmi.
During the Napoleonic period, the palace was the residence of the 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 was born there, the first queen of Italy.
Damaged by bombings during the Second World War, it later passed to the State Property. Palazzo Chiablese is now completely restored and houses the Regional Directorate for Cultural and Landscape Heritage of Piedmont along with offices of the Superintendencies.
Information about Palazzo Chiablese
Piazza San Giovanni, 2 10122 Torino
