Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
About Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri
- Alessandro "Dado", Principe Ruspoli (9 December 1924 – 11 January 2005) was an occasional actor and a playboy and eccentric aristocrat, the 9th Principe di Cerveteri, 9th Marchese di Riano, 14th Conte di Vignanello and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
- Dado descends from a brother of Cardinal Bartolomeo Ruspoli. Dado was born in Rome in 1924.
- His mother and father's first wife Claudia dei Conti Matarazzo, who died when he was 9, was heiress to one of the largest fortunes in Brazil.
- His father Francesco Ruspoli, 8th Prince of Cerveteri, later a poet, fought in both world wars.
- Dado became known for his extravagant lifestyle in the 1950s and 60s.
- He was friends with Brigitte Bardot, Salvador DalÃ, Truman Capote, Roger Vadim, Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Arsan and many others.
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