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Privy Chamberlains Of The Sword And Cape
The Grand Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice ( it, Gran Maestro del Sacro Ospizio) or Quartermaster-General of the Sacred Palaces is a hereditary official of the Pontifical Household. The title and office became hereditary on June 28, 1808, when Pope Pius VII appointed Prince Francesco Ruspoli as Grand Master.Brooke, Douglas (1911) The Secrets of the Vatican.' J.B. Lippincott. The Grand Master is a Participating Privy Chamberlain and the sole lay member of the Noble Privy Antechamber, as well as a Participating Privy Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape (made up of laymen, traditionally holding hereditary posts). From 1808 with Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd prince of Cerveteri, the Ruspoli family assumed the office of Grand Master of the Sacred Hospice and succeeded in the Conti family. Title holders The reform of the Papal Curia abolished the post in 1968, keeping the title purely honorary. See also *Ruspoli The House of Ruspoli is historically one of the great aristocrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Household
The papal household or pontifical household (usually not capitalized in the media and other nonofficial use, ), called until 1968 the Papal Court (''Aula Pontificia''), consists of dignitaries who assist the pope in carrying out particular ceremonies of either a religious or a civil character. It is organised into two bodies: the Papal Chapel (''Cappella Pontificia''), which assists the pope in his functions as the spiritual head of the church, especially in religious ceremonies; and the Papal Family or Household (''Familia Pontificia''), which assists him as head of a juridical body with civil functions. Modern organisation Papal Chapel The Papal Chapel consists of ecclesiastics who participate in religious ceremonies wearing their liturgical vestments or the dress proper to their rank and office.''Annuario Pontificio'' 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 1850 Historically, chanted divine service was held daily in the papal palace, with the Pope in person celebrating or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII ( it, Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well-known theologian and bishop. Chiaramonti was made Bishop of Tivoli in 1782, and resigned that position upon his appointment as Bishop of Imola in 1785. That same year, he was made a cardinal. In 1789, the French Revolution took place, and as a result a series of anti-clerical governments came into power in the country. In 1796, during the French Revolutionary Wars, French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Rome and captured Pope Pius VI, taking him as a prisoner to France, where he died in 1799. The following year, after a ''sede vacante'' period lasting approximately six months, Chiaramonti was elected to the papacy, taking the name Pius VII. Pius at first attempted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd Prince Of Cerveteri
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, son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Cerveteri and second wife and first cousin Prudenza dei Conti Marescotti-Capizucchi. His uncle was Bartolomeo Ruspoli. In 1792 he was created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire both he and his male descendants, by the Emperor Francis II. Marriages and children 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: *Alessandro Ruspoli, 4th Prince of Cerveteri ''(ancestor of the Line I of the Princes Ruspoli)'' *Don Sigismondo dei Principi Ruspoli (1787 – May 11, 1849), married firstly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruspoli Family
The House of Ruspoli is historically one of the great aristocratic families of Rome, but is originally from Florence. Following World War II and the fall of Fascism, the newly established Italian Republic officially abolished titles and hereditary honours in its 1946 Constitution, with the exception of the papal nobility of Rome (fourteen families, among which is the Ruspoli family), as those titles had been created by papal authority. History The origins of the family can be traced back to the Ruspoli of Florence in the 13th century, and more remotely from Marius Scotus in the 8th century and his descendants the Marescotti of Bologna. In the 16th century, the Ruspoli family moved to Rome, where the last descendant, Vittoria Ruspoli, Marchioness of Cerveteri, married Sforza Vicino Marescotti, Count of Vignanello, a descendant of the Farnese family on both his mother's and father's side. One of Vittoria's sons took the Ruspoli name and coat of arms to guarantee the continuity of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conti Di Segni
The counts of Segni ( it, Conti di Segni, la, de Comitibus Signie, also known as ''Conti'' or ''De Comitibus'' for short) were an important noble family of medieval and early modern Italy originating in Segni, Lazio. Many members of the family acted as military commanders or ecclesiastical dignitaries, including many cardinals and four popes. The family is on historical record beginning with Trasimondo, the father of Lotario Conti, who became Pope Innocent III in 1198. The second Conti pope was Ugolino (1227-1241), as Gregory IX, the third Rinaldo, as Alexander IV (r. 1254-1261). Bishop Paul of Tripoli (1261–1285) was a Conti and his sister Lucienne was the princess of Antioch. Medieval to Renaissance era cardinals of the family include Giovanni dei Conti di Segni, Niccolò dei Conti di Segni, Ottaviano di Paoli, Giovanni Conti (d. 1493) and Francesco Conti (d. 1521). In medieval Rome, both the Torre dei Conti (built in 1238) and the Torre delle Milizie, testified to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Ruspoli, 4th Prince Of Cerveteri
Alessandro, Principe Ruspoli (October 5, 1784 – October 31, 1842) was the 4th Prince of Cerveteri, 4th Marquis of Riano, Italy, Riano, 9th Count of Vignanello and Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, son of Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd Prince of Cerveteri and second wife HSH Leopoldina Gräfin von Khevenhüller-Metsch. He had for brothers, among others, Camillo Ruspoli, Duke of Sueca, and Bartolomeo Ruspoli and Khevenhüller-Metsch. His granduncle was Bartolomeo Ruspoli. Alessandro is the ancestor of the Line I of the Princes Ruspoli. Marriage and children He married in Vienna, June 4, 1805 Marianna Gräfin House of Esterházy, Esterházy de Galántha (Sibiu, Nagyszeben, January 23, 1786 – December 11, 1821), by whom he had eight children: * Donna Giovanna dei Principi Ruspoli (June 28, 1806 – April 5, 1830), married on May 21, 1828 Pompeo, Conte di Campello * Donna Virginia dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, June 5, 1807 – April 13, 1878), married on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Nepomucene Ruspoli, 5th Prince Of Cerveteri
Giovanni Nepomucene, Principe Ruspoli (June 28, 1807 – November 6, 1876) was the 5th Principe di Cerveteri, 5th Marchese di Riano, 10th Conte di Vignanello, and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 4th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Mariana Gräfin Esterházy de Galántha and ancestor of the Line I of the Principi Ruspoli. Marriage and children He married in Rome, May 16, 1832 Barbara dei Principi Massimo (Rome, December 20, 1813 – Rome, November 1, 1849), by whom he had four children: * Francesco Maria Ruspoli, 6th Prince of Cerveteri * Donna Maria Cristina dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, July 25, 1842 – Rome, February 22/12, 1907), married in Rome, November 25, 1859 HH ''Napoléon Charles'' Grégoire Jacques Philippe, Prince Bonaparte (Rome, February 5, 1839 – Rome, February 12/11, 1899), 5th Principe di Canino and 5th Principe di Musignano, granted the style '' Highness'' on his marriage, recognized as '' Principe Romano'' (Excellency) in 1895, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Maria Ruspoli, 6th Prince Of Cerveteri
Francesco Maria, Principe Ruspoli (November 30, 1839 – January 23, 1907) was the 6th Principe di Cerveteri, 6th Marchese di Riano, 11th Conte di Vignanello and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, son of Giovanni Nepomucene Ruspoli, 5th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Barbara dei Principi Massimo. Marriage and children He married in Pisa, April 20, 1868 Egle dei Conti Franceschi ( Pisa, December 23, 1846 – Rome, February 28, 1913), by whom he had five children: * Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri * Don Giovanni Nepomuceno dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, May 18, 1871 – Rome, June 12, 1955), unmarried and without issue * Donna Laura dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, August 14, 1878 – Rome, September 13, 1960), married in Rome, August 24, 1899 Alessandro, Conte Martini-Marescotti ( Pisa, August 12, 1871 – Rome, January 6, 1941), and had issue * Donna Maria dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, January 21, 1874 – Rome, February 15, 1929), unmarried and without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince Of Cerveteri
Alessandro, Principe Ruspoli (January 14, 1869 – September 28, 1952), Grand Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice, was the 7th Principe di Cerveteri, 7th Marchese di Riano, 12th Conte di Vignanello and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, son of Francesco Maria Ruspoli, 6th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Egle dei Conti Franchesi. Marriage and children He married in Rome, July 5, 1897 Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (Rome, May 30, 1873 – Rome, February 22, 1971), granddaughter of wealthy Americans, Ann and Thomas E. Davis from New York City, New York, by whom he had four children: * Donna Giacinta dei Principi Ruspoli (Rome, April 11, 1898 – Rome, September 4, 1982), married firstly in Rome, April 30, 1919 Clemente dei Principi del Drago Marchese di Rioffredo (Rome, September 9, 1897 – Rome, March 7, 1939), and had issue, and secondly in Rome, November 4, 1941 Conte Alvise Emo-Capodilista (Vicenza, July 17, 1898 – Rome, January 7, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince Of Cerveteri
Francesco, Principe Ruspoli (23 February 1899 – 27 October 1989) was the 8th Principe di Cerveteri, 8th Marchese di Riano, 13th Conte di Vignanello and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 7th Prince of Cerveteri and wife Marianita dei Duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. His maternal grandmother was an American heiress from New York City, New York. His great-great-great-great-uncle was Bartolomeo Ruspoli and his great-great-great-great grandfather was Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere. He later became a poet and fought in both World Wars. Marriages and children He married firstly in São Paulo, São Paulo, on 28 February 1924, Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo (Castellabate, 12 March 1899 – Rome, 30 October 1935), daughter of Francesco, 1st Conte Matarazzo, Italian-Brazilian industrialist and tycoon, and wife Filomena Sansivieri, and grandaunt of Brazilian television and film director Jayme Monjardim, heiress to one of the largest fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
