Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri

Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (23 February 1899 – 27 October 1989) was the 8th Principe di Cerveteri, 8th Marchese di Riano, 13th Conte di Vignanello and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also Noble Guard.

Francesco Ruspoli
  • 8th Prince of Cerveteri
Tenure1952–1989
PredecessorPrince Alessandro Ruspoli
SuccessorPrince Alessandro Ruspoli
Born(1899-02-23)23 February 1899
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 October 1989(1989-10-02) (aged 90)
Rome, Italy
Spouse
  • Countess Claudia Matarazzo
  • Maria Celeste Rossi
Issue2, including Prince Alessandro Ruspoli
HouseRuspoli
FatherPrince Alessandro Ruspoli

Son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. His maternal grandmother was an American heiress from New York City, New York.

Marriages and children

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He married firstly in São Paulo, São Paulo, on 28 February 1924, Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo (Castellabate, 12 March 1899 – Rome, 30 October 1935), daughter of Francesco, 1st Conte Matarazzo, Italian-Brazilian industrialist and tycoon, and wife Filomena Sansivieri, and grandaunt of Brazilian television and film director Jayme Monjardim, heiress to one of the largest fortunes in Brazil, by whom he had two sons:

He married secondly, on 4 May 1946, Maria Celeste Rossi (3 October 1916 – Rome, 12 February 1997), without issue.

Ancestry

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References

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  • "Prince Dado Ruspoli". Telegraph Media Group. 2005-01-15. Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-14.

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See also

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Italian nobility
Preceded by Prince of Cerveteri
1952–1989
Succeeded by