Texas-born princess evicted from Rome villa with Caravaggio fresco.
Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi, a US-born "princess," was evicted from a villa in Rome that contains the only ceiling fresco ever painted by Caravaggio amid a long-running inheritance dispute with the three sons of her late husband, Nicolò, who was the property's last owner. The villa had been mostly abandoned and off the radar to the public until 2010, when it opened after a restoration project inspired by Boncompagni Ludovisi. In his will, Nicolò gave his wife the right to stay in the property for the rest of her life and, if sold, the proceeds were to be split between her and his sons. However, the sons disputed this, prompting a legal wrangle.