Don Francesco Antonio Maria, Prince Boncompagni-Ludovisi (20 October 1886 – 7 June 1955), Prince of Piombino (heir of a former Sovereign Italian State), Duke of Sora, etc, was an Italian politician.
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Early life
He was born on 20 October 1886 at Villa La Quiete in Foligno into the princely Boncompagni family. He was the son of Don Ugo Maria, Prince Boncompagni-Ludovisi, Duke of Sora (1856–1935), and his second wife, and second cousin, Donna Laura Altieri of the Princes Altieri, Princes of Oriolo, etc. (1858–1892). His father, who did not assume the Piombino title, had been previously married to Donna Vittoria Patrizi-Naro-Montoro in 1877 before her death in Paris in January 1883. After his mother's death in Rome on 4 May 1892, his father became a priest on 27 January 1895.
He was also a descendant of Pope Gregory XIII.
Career
During World War I, after Italy joined the Allies in May 1915, the Prince fought for the duration of the conflict. While in service, he took photographs, the originals of which are maintained in the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi in Rome.