Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere
| Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere | |
|---|---|
| Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta | |
Prince Chigi della Rovere-Albani | |
| Reign | 4 November 1914 – 10 June 1929 |
| Predecessor | Mario, 7th Prince Chigi della Rovere-Albani |
| Successor | Sigismondo, 9th Prince Chigi della Rovere-Albani |
| Born | 10 July 1866 Ariccia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 14 November 1951 (aged 85) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Spouse |
Donna Anna Aldobrandini
(m. 1893; died 1898) |
| Father | Prince Mario Chigi della Rovere-Albani |
| Mother | Princess Antoinette zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn |
Ludovico Chigi della Rovere-Albani (10 July 1866 – 14 November 1951) was
Biography
Background
Chigi was born in
On 4 November 1914, Chigi's father died and he succeeded as 8th Prince di Farnese and di Campagnano, 4th Prince di Soriano, 8th Duke di Ariccia and di Formello, Marchese di Magliano Pecorareccio, Hereditary Marshall of the Holy Roman Church and Guardian of the Conclave.[1] Chigi was responsible for three papal conclaves.[2] He was an honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.[2]
Order of Malta
On 30 May 1931, Chigi was elected Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta,[3] Both of Chigi's parents had been members of the Order: his father was a Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Devotion (since 21 June 1879)[4] and his mother was a Dame decorated with the Cross of Devotion (since 10 June 1876).[5]
Under Chigi's leadership the order engaged in large-scale hospitaller and charitable activities during World War II. In 1947, he was appointed president of an international committee to oversee the rebuilding of the Abbey of Monte Cassino.[6]
Chigi died in Rome of a heart attack at the age of 85.[2]
After Chigi's death, the Order spiralled into difficulties and
Marriage and offspring
On 5 June 1893, in
- Prince Sigismondo, 9th Prince Chigi della Rovere-Albani, (12 December 1894 – 24 December 1982), to whom his father ceded the princedom of Campagnano by an Italian writ of acceleration issued 10 June 1929.[1] Married Marian Berry (9 September 1901), daughter of Jakob Berry and Aileen Freeman on 16 July 1926. They had two children:
- Prince Agostino, 10th Prince Chigi della Rovere-Albani (27 September 1929 – 14 July 2002)
- Princess Francesca Chigi della Rovere (6 November 1933)
- Princess Laura Maria Caterina Chigi della Rovere (30 April 1898 – 4 November 1984) married Denis, Count Grisi della Piè. They have children.
Chigi's wife died on 17 September 1898.
Ancestry
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Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f "Chigi della Rovere-Albani",Almanach de Gotha, (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1942), p. 408–409, (French).
- ^ a b c "Prince Ludovico, 85, of Knights of Malta", New York Times (November 15, 1951), 29.
- ^ "Prince Chigi Heads Knights of Malta", New York Times (May 31, 1931), 14.
- ^ Ruolo generale del sov. mil. ordine di S. Giovanni de Gerulasemme ovvero di Malta. Roma: Tipografia Poliglotta della S. Congregazione di Propaganda Fide. 1880. p. 44.
- ^ Ruolo generale del sov. mil. ordine di S. Giovanni de Gerulasemme ovvero di Malta. Roma: Tipografia Poliglotta della S. Congregazione di Propaganda Fide. 1880. p. 50.
- ^ "Rebuilding Abbey of Monte Cassino", The Times (April 3, 1947), 4.
