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.
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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:
He married secondly on May 4, 1946 Maria Celeste Rossi (October 3, 1916 – Rome, February 12, 1997), without issue.
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| Preceded by Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri |
Prince of Cerveteri 1952 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri |