Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio Ruspoli, 1st Duke of Morignano
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Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome
, April 19, 1891 – Rome
, March 2, 1970) was an Italian
nobleman
, the 1st Duca di Morignano, Nobile di Viterbo
e di Orvieto
, Patrizio Romano and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
.
Born in Rome
, he was the son of Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa
and third wife Josephine Mary Beers-Curtis
. His great-great-uncle was Cardinal
Bartolomeo Ruspoli
. He was also a half-great-uncle of actor
Bart Ruspoli
.
, January 27, 1920 Josepha Giuseppina Pia dei Conti di Brazzà-Cergneu-Savorgnan (Reggio Emilia
, September 27, 1898 – Fregene, April 29, 1992), Nobile Romana and Patrizia Sabina, by whom he had an only son:
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, April 19, 1891 – Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, March 2, 1970) 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...
nobleman
Nobility
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, the 1st Duca di Morignano, Nobile di Viterbo
Viterbo
See also Viterbo, Texas and Viterbo UniversityViterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 80 driving / 80 walking kilometers north of GRA on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and...
e di Orvieto
Orvieto
Orvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff...
, Patrizio Romano and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
The term Prince of the Holy Roman Empire denoted a secular or ecclesiastical Imperial State, who ruled over an immediate fief directly assigned by the Holy Roman Emperor...
.
Born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he was the son of Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa
Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa
Emanuele Francesco Maria dei Principi Ruspoli was the 1st Principe di Poggio Suasa, son of Bartolomeo dei Principi Ruspoli and wife Carolina Ratti and paternal grandson of Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd Prince of Cerveteri and second wife Countess Maria Leopoldina von Khevenhüller-Metsch and ancestor of...
and third wife Josephine Mary Beers-Curtis
Curtis
Curtis is a common given name and surname of English origin derived from the Old French "curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred.' It's related with the spanish and portuguese surname Cortes. It was brought to England via the Norman Conquest...
. His great-great-uncle was Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Bartolomeo Ruspoli
Bartolomeo Ruspoli
Cardinal Bartolomeo dei Principi Ruspoli - Biography :Born in Rome on October 25, 1697....
. He was also a half-great-uncle of actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Bart Ruspoli
Bart Ruspoli
Bartolomeo Sebastian "Bart" Ruspoli is an Italian and English actor.-Career:He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where he graduated in 1998...
.
Marriage and child
He married in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, January 27, 1920 Josepha Giuseppina Pia dei Conti di Brazzà-Cergneu-Savorgnan (Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
, September 27, 1898 – Fregene, April 29, 1992), Nobile Romana and Patrizia Sabina, by whom he had an only son:
- Galeazzo Maria Alvise Emanuele Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of MorignanoGaleazzo Maria Alvise Emanuele Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of MorignanoDon Galeazzo Maria Alvise Emanuele dei Principi Ruspoli was the 2nd Duca di Morignano, Nobile di Viterbo e di Orvieto, Patrizio Romano and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, only son of Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio Ruspoli, 1st Duke of Morignano and wife Donna Josefa Giuseppina Pia dei Conti di...
.
Cultural and charitable interests
- President of Italian Golf Federation (1944 – 1968).
- President of Acqua Santa Golf Club CourseAcqua Santa Golf Club CourseThe Acqua Santa Golf Club Course is an Italian golf course located along the Appian Way southeast of Rome.Constructed in 1903, it hosted the running portion of the modern pentathlon events for the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
. - President of Olgiata Golf Club (1961 – 1964).
- Member of Italian Olympic Committee.
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See also
- RuspoliRuspoliThe 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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