Frascati, a town of Italy, 15 miles SE. of Rome by rail, stands on the slope of the Alban Hills, near the site of ancient Tusculum. On account of its lovely villas and salubrious air it is a fashionable resort for the people of Rome. The most splendid of these summer residences are the villas Aldobrandini, Rufinella, and Torlonia. Cardinal York was bishop of Frascati, and Prince Charles Edward died here in 1788. Pop. 7134.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 802
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