Name Francesco 8th Role Poet | Grandchildren Tao Ruspoli | |
Spouse Maria Celeste Rossi (m. 1946), Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo (m. 1924) Children Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri, Sforza Marescotto dei Principi Ruspoli Parents Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri, Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere Similar People Alessandro Ruspoli - 9th Princ, Tao Ruspoli, Debra Berger | ||
Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (Rome, 23 February 1899 – Rome, 27 October 1989) was the 8th Principe di Cerveteri, 8th
Marchese di Riano and 13th Conte di Vignanello, 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. His great-great-great-great-uncle was Bartolomeo Ruspoli and his great-great-great-great grandfather was Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. He later became a poet and fought in both world wars.
Marriages and children
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.