Eriprando Visconti
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Eriprando Visconti
di Modrone
, Count of Vico Modrone (Milan
, September 24, 1932 – Mortara, May 28, 1995) was an Italian
film director. He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti
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He married Princess Fracesca Patrizia Ruspoli
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House of Visconti
Visconti is the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. There are two distinct Visconti families: The first one in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia where they became rulers of Gallura...
di Modrone
Vimodrone
Vimodrone is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 14 km northeast of Milan...
, Count of Vico Modrone (Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, September 24, 1932 – Mortara, May 28, 1995) was an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
film director. He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
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He married Princess Fracesca Patrizia Ruspoli
Ruspoli
The Ruspoli are an old and noble Italian family .The origins of the family can be traced back to the Ruspolis of Florence in the 13th Century and through the family's claimed direct descent from Marius Scotus in the 8th Century and the Marescottis of Bologna...
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