Carlota de Godoy y Borbón, 2nd Duchess of Sueca
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Carlota de Godoy y Borbón, 2nd Duchess of Sueca, twice Grandee of Spain, (in full), (7 October 1800 - 13 May 1886) was a Spanish
Spanish people
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 aristocrat, daughter of Manuel de Godoy
Manuel de Godoy
Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa , was Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808...

 and first wife Dona 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 Dame
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 of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa on October 10, 1800, 2nd Condessa de Évora Monte in Portugal
Portugal
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 de Juro e Herdade with Honours of Relative , 2nd Duquesa de Sueca
Sueca
Sueca is a city in eastern Spain in the Valencian Community. It is situated on the left bank of the river Xúquer. The town of Sueca is separated from the Mediterranean Sea 11 km to the east by the Serra de Cullera, though the municipality possesses 7 km of Mediterranean coastline...

(Letter of July 18, 1830), three times Grandee of Spain First Class (Royal Cedule of March 14, 1831), 16th Condesa de Chinchón
Chinchón
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with a Coat of Arms
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 of de Borbón (Letter of 1831), 2nd Marquesa de Boadilla del Monte
Boadilla del Monte
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(Confirmation of October 22, 1852 and Letter of April 30, 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 Order of Saint Isabel
Order of Saint Isabel
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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 Madrid
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 on November 18/8, 1821 Don Camillo (Camilo) Ruspoli y Khevenhüller-Metsch, Marescotti-Capizucchi y Liechtenstein, dei Principi Ruspoli
Ruspoli
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 (Rome
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, March 30, 1788 – Florence
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, July 30, 1864), Chief of Squadron of the Dragoon
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 Regiment
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 of HH Pope Leo XII
Pope Leo XII
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, Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Maestrante of Granada
Granada
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, Grand Cross
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 of the Order of Charles III, Gentleman of the Chamber of the Emperor of Austria
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, authorised by the Kings of Spain to use his wife's titles, third son of Francesco, Principe Ruspoli y Marescotti-Capizucchi, Cesi y Sacchetti
Francesco Ruspoli, 3rd Prince of Cerveteri
Francesco, Principe Ruspoli was the 3rd Prince di Cerveteri, 3rd Marchese di Riano and 8th Conte di 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...

 and second wife HIH Leopoldina Gräfin 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
    Adolfo Ruspoli, 2nd Duke of Alcudia
    Don Adolfo Ruspoli y Godoy , de Khevenhüller-Metsch y Borbón, dei Principi Ruspoli was an Italian and Spanish aristocrat, son of Don Camillo Ruspoli y Khevenhüller-Metsch, Marescotti-Capizucchi y Liechtenstein, dei Principi Ruspoli and wife Carlota de Godoy y Borbón, 2nd Duchess of Sueca.He was 2nd...

  • Luigi Ruspoli, 3rd Marquis of Boadilla del Monte

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See also

  • Ruspoli
    Ruspoli
    The Ruspoli are an old and noble Italian family .The origins of the family can be traced back to the Ruspolis of Florence in the 13th Century and through the family's claimed direct descent from Marius Scotus in the 8th Century and the Marescottis of Bologna...



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