Carlota de Godoy y Borbón, 2nd Duchess of Sueca

Dona Carlota Luisa Manuela de Godoy (di Bassano) y Borbón, Álvarez de Faria y Vallabriga (Madrid, October 7, 1800 – Paris, May 13, 1886) was a Spanish aristocrat, daughter of Manuel de Godoy and first wife Dona María Teresa Carolina de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas.

She inherited her mother's titles and / or representations and all of her father's Spanish and Portuguese titles and / or representations, and was the 97th Noble Dame of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa on October 10, 1800, 2nd Condessa de Évora Monte in Portugal "de Juro e Herdade" with Honours of Relative [It is ignored if she required the Portuguese confirmation or if prevailed the character of "de Juro e Herdade" to use it (which is equally applied to her successors).] , 2nd Duquesa de Sueca (Letter of July 18, 1830), three times Grandee of Spain First Class (Royal Cedule of March 14, 1831), 16th Condesa de Chinchón with a Coat of Arms of de Borbón (Letter of 1831), 2nd Marquesa de Boadilla del Monte (Confirmation of October 22, 1852 and Letter of April 30, 1853, which she had previously obtained already, through the cession of her mother, and which she gave to her son Luis), Señora de Chinchón and of the eleven villages of this State, of Boadilla del Monte and its jurisdictions, lady of numerous villages and jurisdictions, Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel Queen of Portugal.

Marriage and children

She wasn't authorized by the King of Spain to marry into a Royal House, but instead it was permitted that she married in Madrid on November 18/8, 1821 Don Camillo (Camilo) Ruspoli y Khevenhüller-Metsch, Marescotti-Capizucchi y Liechtenstein, dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, March 30, 1788 – Florence, July 30, 1864), Chief of Squadron of the Dragoon Regiment of HH Pope Leo XII, Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, "Maestrante" of Granada, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, Gentleman of the Chamber of the Emperor of Austria, authorised by the Kings of Spain to use his wife's titles, third son of Francesco, Principe Ruspoli y Marescotti-Capizucchi, Cesi y Sacchetti and second wife HIH Leopoldina Gräfin von Khevenhüller-Metsch y Liechtenstein, de Metsch y Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt zu Hollenburg und Finkenstein, and had issue, two sons, ancestor of the Line II of the Principi Ruspoli:

*Adolfo Ruspoli y Godoy, 2nd Duke of Alcúdia
*Luigi Ruspoli y Godoy, 3rd Marquess of Boadilla del Monte

References

* Afonso, Domingos de Araújo and Valdez, Rui Dique Travassos, "Livro de Oiro da Nobreza" (3 Volumes), Volume 1, p. 491-8, Lisbon, 1938.
* Zúquete, Afonso Eduardo Martins, "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil" (3 Volumes), Volume Second, p. 569-71, Lisbon, 1960.
* Instituto de Salazar y Castro, "Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles", Various (periodic publication).

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/ruspoli.html Ruspoli Genealogy]
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/other/ruspoli.html Ruspoli de Godoy Genealogy]
* [http://www.geneall.net/H/per_page.php?id=54147 Carlota de Godoy y Borbón on a genealogical site]

ee also

*Ruspoli