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Bartolomeo Ruspoli and Khevenhüller-Metsch
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Bartolomeo Ruspoli and Khevenhüller-Metsch, dei principi Ruspoli (October 26, 1800 – 1872) was an Italian aristocrat, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He is the ancestor of the 3rd Line of the Princes Ruspoli, The Princes of Poggio-Suasa.
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Early life
He was a younger son of Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd Prince of Cerveteri and, his second wife, Countess Maria Leopoldina von Khevenhüller-Metsch (a daughter of Johann, 2nd Prince of Khevenhüller-Metsch). He had four brothers, among others, Alessandro Ruspoli, 4th Prince of Cerveteri, and Camillo Ruspoli, Duke of Sueca.[1]
Career
He was colonel of the Piedmontese army, in which he participates in the wars of the Italian resurgence. Paralyzed from below waist by the blast of a grenade, he continued to participate in wheelchair battles pushed by his assistant.
Personal life
Ruspoli was married to Carolina Ratti. Together, they were the parents of:[1]
- Princess Francesca Ruspoli
- Princess Giacinta Ruspoli
- Prince Paolo Ruspoli
- Prince Emanuele Ruspoli (1837–1899), who was named 1st Prince of Poggio-Suasa after participating in the Italian unification and being the first Mayor of the Italian Rome.[2]
- Prince Luigi Ruspoli
- Princess Leopolda Ruspoli
- Princess Clelia Ruspoli
- Princess Ortensia Ruspoli
Descendants
Through his son Prince Emanuele, he was the great-grandfather of Donna Emanuella de Dampierre Ruspoli, Duchess of Segovia and Duchess of Anjou by her marriage to Infante Don Jaime, son of Alfonso XIII of Spain.[3]
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