This villa for sale, near Udine, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, has its famous history linked to the Napoleonid family. The construction of the estate started by the Gorgo counts of Vicenza, who founded the town, but in 1818, the Count Giovanni Gorgo of Fellenfeld sold it to princess Maria Anna Bonaparte (Elisa) Napoleon's sister, who lived there in the last years of her life. After her death, the property passed into the hands of her daughter Elisa Baciocchi, and some other members of the family. Even Napoleon stayed her on his summer holidays. The property includes 6,000 sq m of covered areas and 106 hectares of park and consists of the main body, with an elongated rectangular plan, some rustic buildings, a spacious courtyard and the family chapel, built in 1853. The interiors house precious paintings, furnishings, porcelain, rugs, tapestries, thrones of Venetian Doges and memorabilia from the Napoleonic era. Ref. 1269 https://www.lionard.com/historic-luxury-villa-for-sale-in-friuli-venezia-giulia.html
