Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri
{{Short description|Italian aristocrat (1924–2005)}}
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- {{marriage|Francesca dei Baroni Blanc|1947|1953|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Nancy de Girard de Charbonnières|1964|1974|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Theresa Patricia Genest|1993}}
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| name = Alessandro Ruspoli
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| succession = {{plain list|
- 9th Prince of Cerveteri
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| predecessor = Prince Francesco Ruspoli
| successor = Prince Francesco Ruspoli
| image = Alessandro Ruspoli (1955).jpg
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| reign = 1989–2005
| issue = {{plain list|
- Prince Francesco Ruspoli
- Princess Melusine Ruspoli
- Prince Theodore Ruspoli
- Tao Ruspoli
- Bartolomeo Ruspoli
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| house = Ruspoli
| father = Prince Francesco Ruspoli
| mother = Countess Claudia Matarazzo
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|12|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|1|11|1924|12|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
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Alessandro "Dado" Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri ({{IPA|it|alesˈsandro ˈdaːdo ˈruspoli}}; 9 December 1924 – 11 January 2005) was an occasional actor and a playboy and eccentric aristocrat, the 9th Prince of Cerveteri, 9th Marquess of Riano, 14th Count of Vignanello and Prince of the Roman Papal States. Dado descends from a brother of Cardinal Bartolomeo Ruspoli.
Dado was born in Rome in 1924. His mother, his 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.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
Marriages and children
File:Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and his wife, Francesca dei Baroni Blanc.jpg
Ruspoli's first marriage, in Rome on 8 December 1947, was to Nobile Francesca dei Baroni Blanc (Rome, 27 June 1920 – Milan, 27 February 1962), daughter of Nobile Mario dei Baroni Blanc and wife Anita Felici. They had no children.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
Ruspoli's second marriage at Vignanello, the location of the ancestral residence, Castello Ruspoli, on 5 May 1964, was to French aristocrat Nancy de Girard de Charbonnières (Pouillon, 18 April 1939 –), daughter of Roger Jean de Girard de Charbonnières and wife Andrée Marie Pommarède. The marriage produced one son:
- Don Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (Rome, 31 May 1967), being 10th Prince of Cerveteri and head of the Ruspoli family since the death of his father in 2005
Ruspoli's third marriage was also in Rome, on 20 November 1993, to Theresa Patricia Genest. This marriage produced a daughter and a son:
- Donna (Mathilde) Mélusine dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris, 25 July 1994), a socialite and friend of Lady Kitty Spencer {{cite web |last1=Wilkins |first1=Bridie |title=Princess Melusine Ruspoli's home is literally a dream |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/2020072894324/princess-melusine-ruspoli-house-castello-ruspoli-inside/ |website=Hello Magazine |date=28 July 2020 |access-date=17 August 2020}}
- Don Théodore Alexandre dei Principi Ruspoli (Paris, 30 April 1997)
Between marriages Ruspoli had two sons by actress Debra Berger (17 March 1957 –), daughter of William Berger:
- Tao Ruspoli (7 November 1975), married actress Olivia Wilde (New York City, New York, 10 March 1984), without issue.
- Bartolomeo dei Principi 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
- Les italiens (1989) - un inquisitore
- 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
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|1= 1. Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri, 9th Marquess of Riano and 14th Count of Vignanello
|2= 2. Don Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri
|3= 3. Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo
|4= 4. Don Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri
|5= 5. Donna Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
|6= 6. Francesco, 1st Count Matarazzo
|7= 7. Filomena Sansivieri
|8= 8. Don Francesco Maria Ruspoli, 6th Prince of Cerveteri
|9= 9. Egle dei Conti Franchesi
|10= 10. Don Antonio Lante Montefeltro della Rovere, Duke Lante Montefeltro della Rovere, Prince of Cantalupo
|11= 11. Mathilde Davis
|12= 12. Doctor Costabile Matarazzo
|13= 13. Mariangela Jovane
|14= 14. Donato Sansivieri
|15= 15. Irene Aniello
|16= 16. Don Giovanni Nepomucene Ruspoli, 5th Prince of Cerveteri
|17= 17. Donna Barbara dei Principi Massimo
|18= 18. Luigi, Count Franchesi
|19= 19. Donna Laura Boncompagni Ludovisi dei Principi di Piombino
|20= 20. Don Pietro Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
|21= 21. Donna Angela Lante Montefeltro della Rovere
|22= 22. Thomas E. Davis
|23= 23. Anne Power
|24= 24. Francesco Antonio Matarazzo
|25= 25. Giuseppa Ronzio
|26= 26. Luigi Jovane
|27= 27. Donna Anna Bignami
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Alessandro Ruspoli}}
- {{cite news |title= Prince Dado Ruspoli|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1481199/Prince-Dado-Ruspoli.html |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=15 January 2005 |access-date=14 January 2008}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0750878|name=Dado Ruspoli}}
- [http://www.geneall.net/I/per_page.php?id=169416 Alessandro Ruspoli on a genealogical site]
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1481199/Prince-Dado-Ruspoli.html Daily Telegraph obituary ]
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