- Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri
Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (
Rome ,February 23 ,1899 –Rome ,October 27 ,1989 ) was the 8th Principe diCerveteri , 8th Marchese di Riano and 13th Conte diVignanello , son ofAlessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. His maternal grandmother was an American heiress fromNew York City ,New York , and his great-great-great-great-uncle wasBartolomeo Ruspoli . He was also a fourth cousin once removed ofactor Bart Ruspoli . He later became apoet and fought in bothworld wars .Marriages and children
He married firstly in
São Paulo , São Paulo,February 28 ,1924 Claudia dei ContiMatarazzo (Castellabate ,March 12 ,1899 –Rome ,October 30 ,1935 ), daughter of Francesco, 1st Conte Matarazzo, Italian-Brazilianindustrialist andtycoon , and wife Filomena Sansivieri, and grand-aunt ofBrazil ian television and film directorJayme Monjardim , heiress to one of the largest fortunes inBrazil , by whom he had two sons:*
Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri
*Sforza Marescotto dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome ,January 23 ,1927 –), married firstly atMigliarino onNovember 30 ,1946 and divorced in 1983 Flavia Domitilla dei Duchi Salviati (Rome ,April 28 ,1925 –Migliarino Pisano,April 6 ,2007 ), and had two daughters, and married secondly atVignanello onOctober 15 ,1983 Pia Giancaro (Palermo ,March 12 ,1950 –), and had one daughter:
**Claudia dei Principi Ruspoli (São Paulo , São Paulo,August 30 ,1947 –), unmarried and without issue
**Giada dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome ,March 8 ,1949 –), unmarried and without issue
**Giacinta Ortensia Rosa Maria dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris ,March 3 ,1988 –)He married secondly on
May 4 ,1946 Maria Celeste Rossi (October 3 ,1916 –Rome ,February 12 ,1997 ), without issue.References
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* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/ruspoli.html Ruspoli Genealogy]
* [http://www.geneall.net/I/per_page.php?id=169415 Francesco Ruspoli on a genealogical site]ee also
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