Gregorio II Boncompagni
Gregorio II Boncompagni (7 July 1642 – 1 January 1707) was an Italian nobleman and the 5th Duke of Sora. He was the grand-nephew of Pope Gregory XIII
Biography
[edit]He was the eldest son of Ugo, 4th Duke of Sora and Duchess Maria Ruffo di Bagnara.
He married Giustina Gallio (29 October 1644 – 21 July 1679) and then, when she died, he married Ippolita Ludovisi on 19 October 1681.[1] The Boncompagni-Ludovisi union lasted until the French Revolution and included the development of the Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi held by The Vatican.[2]
Gregorio and Ippolita had six children:
- Hugo (1684–1686) died young
- Maria Eleonora (1686–1745), Princess of Piombino, married her uncle and Gregorio's brother Antonio I Boncompagni
- Constance (1687–1768), married Vincenzo Giustiniani, Prince of Bassano
- Maria Teresa (1692–1744), married Urbano Barberini, Prince of Palestrina
- Giulia (1695–1751), married Marco Ottoboni, Duke of Fiano
- Anna Maria (1696–1752), married Gian Vincenzo Salviati, Duke of Giuliano
References
[edit]- ^ Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes by George L. Williams (McFarland, 2004)
- ^ The Vatican Archives: Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi
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