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The House of Ruffo di Calabria is one of the longest-standing noble families in Italy. It was already one of the seven most important houses of the Archivio di Stato di Napoli scheda famiglia Sanseverino
B. Filangieri di Candida Gonzaga, ''op.cit'', ad voces; Spreti, ''op.cit'', ad voces) their notable members include
The House of Ruffo di Calabria is one of the longest-standing noble families in Italy. It was already one of the seven most important houses of the Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...
;B. Filangieri di Candida Gonzaga, ''op.cit'', ad voces; Spreti, ''op.cit'', ad voces) their notable members include
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...
's patron Antonio Ruffo
Antonio Ruffo (1610 or 1611 - 16 June 1678) was an important Sicilian politician, nobleman, patron and collector from the Ruffo di Calabria family. He was probably born in Castle Bagnara or Messina and died in Messina.
His collections included ...
, the flying ace Fulco Ruffo di Calabria
Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (12 August 1884 – 23 August 1946) was an Italian World War I flying ace and senator of the Kingdom from 1934 until his death. He was the father of Paola, Queen of the Belgi ...
and his daughter Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Paola (born Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria;AlthougThe Belgian Monarchy websiteattributes the title of "Princess" to Queen Paola prior to marriage, Burke's Peerage 1973, The Descendants of Louis XIII 1999, ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'' 200 ...
, queen-consort of Albert II of Belgium
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, father = Leopold III of Belgium
, mother = Astrid of Sweden
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, birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
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.
See also
*Castello Ruffo di Scilla
Scilla ( scn, label= Calabrian, U Scigghiu; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. It is the traditional site of the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.
Description
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* Castello Ruffo di Amendolea
Castello may refer to:
Places
*Castello, Venice, the largest of the six ''sestieri'' of Venice
*''Castello'', the old town center of Giudicato of Cagliari in Sardinia
*''Castello'', a neighbourhood in Florence
*Castello, Hong Kong, a private hous ...
* Castello Ruffo di Nicotera
Castello may refer to:
Places
*Castello, Venice, the largest of the six ''sestieri'' of Venice
*''Castello'', the old town center of Giudicato of Cagliari in Sardinia
*''Castello'', a neighbourhood in Florence
*Castello, Hong Kong, a private hous ...
* Palazzo Ruffo della Scaletta
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
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