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Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio Ruspoli, 1st Duke of Morignano

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Francesco Alvaro Ruspoli
Prince Francesco Ruspoli.
Duke of Morignano
Tenure30 May 1907 – 2 March 1970
PredecessorNone
SuccessorPrince Galeazzo Ruspoli
Born(1891-04-19)April 19, 1891
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
DiedMarch 2, 1970(1970-03-02) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy
Burial
Morignano Pantheon,
Campo Verano, Italy
SpouseJosepha Giuseppina Pia dei Conti di Brazzà-Cergneu-Savorgnan
IssuePrince Galeazzo Maria Ruspoli
Names
Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio dei Principi Ruspoli
HouseRuspoli
FatherPrince Emanuele Ruspoli
MotherJosephine Mary Beers-Curtis

Don Francesco Alvaro Maria Giorgio dei Principi Ruspoli (April 19, 1891 – March 2, 1970) was an Italian nobleman, the 1st Duca di Morignano, Nobile di Viterbo e di Orvieto, Patrizio Romano and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.

Born in Rome, he was the son of Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa and third wife Josephine Mary Beers-Curtis.

Education

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Francesco was tutored as a boy by the Englishman Eustace Virgo, who dedicated his second novel Honour Lost, All Lost: A Mystery of Modern Rome (written under the pseudonym E. V. de Fontmell) to him. Francesco was the unrequited love of his life.[1] Through the good offices of his friend Robert Hugh Benson, Virgo arranged for Francesco and his young brother to attend Eton College. Francesco was at Eton (where the boys called him 'Frank Ruspoli') from September 1904 to December 1909, in R S de Havilland's house. His brother Eugenio was in the same house from September 1907 to July 1912. Partly through the agency of Eustace Virgo, Francesco was once offered the throne of Albania.

Marriage and child

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He married in Rome, January 27, 1920 Josepha Giuseppina Pia dei Conti di Brazzà-Cergneu-Savorgnan (Reggio Emilia, September 27, 1898 – Fregene, April 29, 1992),[2] Nobile Romana and Patrizia Sabina, by whom he had an only son:

Cultural and charitable interests

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "One Hundred Items From The Collection Of Robert Scoble", Callum James Books, Portsmouth, 2013, p103
  2. ^ "Retratos"
  3. ^ Federazione Italiana Golf (FIG)
  4. ^ Olgiata Golf Club Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
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Count Ascanio di Brazzà-Cergneu-Savorgnan and his family. He was grandfather-in-law of Francesco Alvaro.
Italian nobility
Preceded by
New title
1st Duke of Morignano
30 May 1907 – 2 March 1970
Succeeded by