Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri

Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (Rome, February 23, 1899 – Rome, October 27, 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 was also a fourth cousin once removed of actor Bart Ruspoli. He later became a poet and fought in both world wars.

Marriages and children

He married firstly in São Paulo, São Paulo, February 28, 1924 Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo (Castellabate, March 12, 1899 – Rome, October 30, 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:

Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri
Sforza Marescotto dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, January 23, 1927 –), married firstly at Migliarino on November 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 at Vignanello on October 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 –), married Giovanni Angelo Theodoli di San Vito e Pisoniano, 6th Duke of Nemi (Bologna, May 1, 1942).^[1]
- Giacinta Ortensia Rosa Maria dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris, March 3, 1988 –)