The Villa Reale was built in 1790 by Leopoldo Pollack and commissioned by Count Ludovico Barbiano of Belgioioso. This 18th Century villa is considered to be one of the most important Neo-classical buildings in Milan. The Cisalpine Republic then bought it as a residence for Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine to use. Later, it became the home of Eugenio Beauharnais, and then General Radetzky. Perhaps the most beautiful and ornate part of the Villa Reale faces onto the English garden.
