Ruspoli family

Ruspoli
Black noble family
Parent houseHouse of Marescotti
Country Duchy of Florence
 Papal States
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Spain
Current region Italy
 Spain
 European Union
Founded9th century (9th century)
Current headPrince Francesco Maria Ruspoli, 10th Prince of Cerveteri
Titles
MottoLoyalement sans douter
(French for 'Loyally without doubt')
Cadet branches
  • Ruspoli-Sueca
    • Ruspoli-Boadilla del Monte (extinct)
  • Ruspoli-Poggio Suasa
    • Ruspoli-Candriano (extinct)
    • Ruspoli-Morignano
  • Ruspoli-Fiano (extinct)

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.