Ruffo di Calabria
Italian noble family
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Ruffo di Calabria | |
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Country | Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdom of Italy Italy |
Founded | 10th century 1578 |
Founder | Pietro I, Count of Catanzaro Fabrizio, VIII Count of Sinopoli, I Prince of Scilla |
Titles | List
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Motto | Omnia bene ("Everything is good") |
Cadet branches | Ruffo di Catanzaro Ruffo di Montalto Ruffo di Sinopoli Ruffo di Bagnaro (extinct) Ruffo della Scaletta Ruffo di Castelcicada (extinct) Ruffo de Laric (or de La Ric) (extinct) Roux de Lemanon Roux de Beauvezet (extinct) Ruffo de Bonneval de La Fare |
The House of Ruffo di Calabria is the name of an ancient, one of the most prominent and longest-standing Italian noble families.[1]
History
It was already one of the seven most important houses of the Kingdom of Naples.[2] Their most notable members include Rembrandt's patron Antonio Ruffo, Russian princess Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo, the flying ace Prince Fulco Ruffo di Calabria and his daughter Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria, who became Queen Paola of Belgium the spouse of King Albert II of Belgium.
See also
- Castello Ruffo di Scilla
- Castello Ruffo di Amendolea
- Castello Ruffo di Nicotera
- Palazzo Ruffo della Scaletta
References
- ^ "Ruffo di Calabria family" (in Italian).
- ^ (in Italian) Archivio di Stato di Napoli scheda famiglia Sanseverino Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine B. Filangieri di Candida Gonzaga, op.cit, ad voces; Spreti, op.cit, ad voces)