Palazzo Madama is a palace in Rome, currently house of the Senate of the Italian Republic. It was built atop the ruins of the ancient baths of Nero, next to Piazza Navona.
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The terrain had been acquired in the Middle Ages by the monks of the Abbey of Farfa, who later ceded it to France. The new building was begun at the end of the 15th century and completed in 1505, for the Medici family. It housed two Medici cardinals and cousins, Giovanni and Giuliano, who both later became popes as Leo X and Clement VII, respectively. Catherine de’ Medici, Clement VII’s niece, also lived here before she was married to Henry, son of King Francis I of France in 1533. As well as Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte, patron of the artist Caravaggio, who died here. Rome travel guides.
Palazzo Madama, Rome GPS coordinates: 41° 53′ 57.09″ N, 12° 28′ 27.4″ E
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