Carlota de Godoy y Borbón, 2nd Duchess of Sueca, twice

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(in full, ; 7 October 1800 – 13 May 1886) was a Spanish aristocrat, daughter of

Manuel de Godoy Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria Ríos (12 May 1767 – 4 October 1851), 1st ''Prince of the Peace'', 1st ''Duke of Alcudia'', 1st ''Duke of Sueca'', 1st ''Baron of Mascalbó'', was the First Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Spain from ...

and his first wife, Doña María Teresa Carolina de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas. She inherited her mother's titles and / or representations and all of her father's Spanish and Portuguese titles and / or representations, and was the 97th Noble

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of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa on 10 October 1800, 2nd Countess de Évora Monte in

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''de Juro e Herdade'' with Honours of Relative,It is not known if she required the Portuguese confirmation or if the character of ''de Juro e Herdade'' to use it (which is equally applied to her successors) prevailed. 2nd Duchess of Sueca (Letter of 18 July 1830), three times

First Class (Royal Cedule of 14 March 1831), 16th Countess de

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with a

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of de Borbón (Letter of 1831), 2nd Marchioness of

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(Confirmation of 22 October 1852 and Letter of 30 April 1853, which she had previously obtained already, through the cession of her mother, and which she gave to her son Luis), Señora de Chinchón and of the eleven villages of this State, of Boadilla del Monte and its jurisdictions, lady of numerous villages and jurisdictions, Dame of the

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Queen of Portugal.

Marriage and children

She wasn't authorized by the King of Spain to marry into a Royal House, but instead it was permitted that she married in

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on November 18/8, 1821, Don Camillo (Camilo) Ruspoli y Khevenhüller-Metsch, Marescotti-Capizucchi y Liechtenstein, dei Principi

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(Rome, 30 March 1788 –

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, 30 July 1864), Chief of Squadron of the

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Regiment of

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, Knight of Justice of the

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, ''Maestrante'' of

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of the

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, Gentleman of the Chamber of the

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, authorised by the

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to use his wife's titles, third son of Francesco, Principe Ruspoli y Marescotti-Capizucchi, Cesi y Sacchetti and second wife H.Ill.H. Countess Leopoldina von Khevenhüller-Metsch y Liechtenstein, de Metsch y Dietrichstein-Weichselstädt zu Hollenburg und Finkenstein, and had issue, two sons, ancestor of the Line II of the Principi Ruspoli: * Adolfo Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of Alcudia * Luigi Ruspoli, 3rd Marquis of Boadilla del Monte

References

* Affonso, Domingos de Araújo and Valdez, Rui Dique Travassos, ''Livro de Oiro da Nobreza'' (3 volumes), Volume 1, p. 491-98, Lisbon, 1938. * Zúquete, Afonso Eduardo Martins, ''Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil'' (3 volumes), Volume Second, p. 569-71, Lisbon, 1960. * Instituto de Salazar y Castro, ''Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles'', various (periodical publication).

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Carlota de Godoy y Borbón on a genealogical site
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Marriage and children

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