Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri

Alessandro Ruspoli
Alessandro Ruspoli with actress Gianna Segale in 1955
Born	9 December 1924 Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	11 January 2005 (aged 80) Rome,  Italy
Residence	Palazzo Ruspoli (Rome)
Title	IX Prince of Cerveteri IX Marquess of Riano XIV Count of Vignanello
Spouse(s)	1st Francesca dei Baroni Blanc 2nd Nancy de Girard de Charbonnières 3rd Theresa Patricia Genest
Children	Prince Francesco Ruspoli Princess Melusine Ruspoli Prince Theodore Ruspoli Mr. Tao Ruspoli Mr. Bartolomeo Ruspoli
Parents	Prince Francesco Ruspoli (father) Countess Claudia Matarazzo (mother)
Family	House of Ruspoli

Alessandro "Dado", Principe Ruspoli (Rome, 9 December 1924 – Rome, 11 January 2005) was an occasional actor and a playboy and eccentric aristocrat, the 9th Principe di Cerveteri, 9th Marchese di Riano and 14th Conte di Vignanello, who is said to have inspired Federico Fellini in making his famous movie La Dolce Vita. Dado descends from a brother of Cardinal Bartolomeo Ruspoli.

Dado was born in Rome in 1924. His mother and father's first wife Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo, who died when he was 9, was heiress to one of the largest fortunes in Brazil. His father Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri, later a poet, fought in both world wars. Dado became known for his extravagant lifestyle in the 1950s and 60s. He was friends with Brigitte Bardot, Salvador Dalí, Truman Capote, Roger Vadim, Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Arsan and many others.

Marriages and children

Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and his wife, Francesca dei Baroni Blanc

He married firstly in Rome on 8 December 1947 Nobile Francesca dei Baroni Blanc (Rome, 27 June 1920 – Milan, 27 February 1962), daughter of Nobile Mario dei Baroni Blanc and wife Anita Felici, without issue.

He married secondly at Vignanello, the location of the ancestral residence, Castello Ruspoli, on 5 May 1964, later divorced, Nancy de Girard de Charbonnières (Pouillon, 18 April 1939 –), daughter of Roger Jean de Girard de Charbonnières and wife Andrée Marie Pommarede, and had issue, an only son:

• Francesco Ruspoli, 10th Prince of Cerveteri

He married thirdly in Rome on 20 November 1993 Theresa Patricia Genest, and had issue, a daughter and a son:

• Mathilde Mélusine dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris, 25 July 1994)
• Théodore Alexandre dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris, 30 April 1997)

Between marriages he had two sons by actress Debra Berger (17 March 1957 –), daughter of William Berger's first marriage:

• Tao Ruspoli, (7 November 1975), married actress Olivia Wilde (New York City, New York, 10 March 1984), without issue.
• Bartolomeo Ruspoli, (Rome, 6 October 1978 –), married in November 2004 Aileen Getty (14 July 1957), daughter of John Paul Getty, Jr. and first wife Abigail "Gail" Harris, without issue.

Filmography

• Identification of a Woman (1982) - Mavi's father
• The Godfather Part III (1990) - Vanni
• Faccione (1991)
• La casa del sorriso aka The House of Smiles (1991) - Andrea
• Il giardino dei ciliegi aka The Cherry Orchard (1992)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1 episode, "Florence, May 1908", 1993) - Professor Reale
• Just Say Know (2002) - Himself
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2007) (V) - Professor Reale
• Marco Ferreri, il regista che venne dal futuro (2007) - Himself

Ancestry

See also

• Tao Ruspoli
• Ruspoli

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alessandro Ruspoli.

• "Prince Dado Ruspoli". Telegraph Media Group. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 
• Dado Ruspoli on IMDb
• Alessandro Ruspoli on a genealogical site
• Daily Telegraph obituary