Francesco, Prince Ruspoli, 3rd Prince of Cerveteri, 3rd Marquis of Riano, 8th Count of Vignanello (February 19, 1752 – March 8, 1829) was the 3rd Prince of Cerveteri, 3rd Marquis of Riano and 8th Count of Vignanello. He was the son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Cerveteri and his second wife and first cousin Prudenza dei Conti Marescotti-Capizucchi. His uncle was Bartolomeo Ruspoli.
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Tenure | 1779–1829 |
Predecessor | Prince Alessandro Ruspoli |
Successor | Prince Alessandro Ruspoli |
Born | Rome, Papal States | February 19, 1752
Died | March 8, 1829 Rome, Papal States | (aged 77)
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House | Ruspoli |
Father | Prince Alessandro Ruspoli |
Mother | Countess Prudenza Marescotti-Capizucchi |
In 1792 he was created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, both he and his male descendants, by the Emperor Francis II.
He married firstly in 1781 Maria Isabella Giustiniani dei Principi di Bassano (Rome, November 8, 1763 – 1783), without issue.
He married secondly on April 19, 1784 HSH Countess Maria Leopoldina von Khevenhüller-Metsch (August 22, 1764 – February 24, 1845), by whom he had seven children: