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Gregorio II Boncompagni

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Gregorio II Boncompagni (7 July 1642 – 1 January 1707) was an Italian nobleman and the 5th Duke of Sora. He was the grand-nephew of Pope Gregory XIII

Biography

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He was the eldest son of Ugo, 4th Duke of Sora and Duchess Maria Ruffo di Bagnara.

He married Giustina Gallio (29 October 1644 – 21 July 1679) and then, when she died, he married Ippolita Ludovisi on 19 October 1681.[1] The Boncompagni-Ludovisi union lasted until the French Revolution and included the development of the Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi held by The Vatican.[2]

Gregorio and Ippolita had six children:

References

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  1. ^ Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes by George L. Williams (McFarland, 2004)
  2. ^ The Vatican Archives: Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi


Preceded by Duke of Sora
1676–1707
Succeeded by