Olimpia Ippolita I Ludovisi (December 24, 1663 – December 29, 1733) was the

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from 1701 until her death in 1733.

Life

She was born in

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, the youngest daughter of

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, prince of Piombino, and Constanza

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, princess of San Martino and Alviano, sister of prince Camillo Pamphilj. On 19 October 1681 she married

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, 5th duke of Sora and Arce. On November 27, 1700 she inherited the family fiefs from her sister Olimpia, including

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. Ippolita was outlived by her five daughters. The Principality of Piombino was then inherited by the members of the Boncompagni family, through her eldest daughter Maria Eleonora.

Issue

* Hugo (1684–1686) died young * Maria Eleonora (1686–1745), Princess of Piombino, married Antonio Boncompagni * Constance (1687–1768), married Vincenzo Giustiniani, Prince of Bassano * Maria Teresa (1692–1744), married

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, Prince of Palestrina * Giulia (1695–1751), married Marco Ottoboni, Duke of Fiano * Anna Maria (1696–1752), married Gian Vincenzo Salviati, Duke of Giuliano

References

* Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludovisi, Ippolita 1663 births 1733 deaths People from Cagliari Ippolita Princes of Piombino 17th-century Italian nobility 18th-century Italian nobility 17th-century women rulers 18th-century women rulers 17th-century Italian women 18th-century Italian women