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Sanseverino (family): The Sanseverino are one of the historical families most famous in the
Kingdom of Naples and all of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, having 300 strongholds, 40 counties, nine marquisates, twelve duchies and ten principalities primarily distributed in
Calabria,
Campania
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Basilicata, and
Apulia. Among its members, one finds a cardinal, a viceroy, marshals and condottiere.
Sanseverino is also a surname, and may refer to:
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Roscemanno Sanseverino, 12th century cardinal
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Antonio Sanseverino
Antonio Sanseverino (died 1543) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
Biography
Antonio Sanseverino was born in Naples ca. 1477, the son of Giovanni Antonio Sanseverino, a Neapolitan patrician, and Enrichetta Carafa.
Early in ...
, (ca. 1477-1543), Neapolitan branch; Cardinal Priest (1527-1537), Cardinal Bishop (1537–1543); Archbishop of Taranto (1528–1543).
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Ferdinando Sanseverino (1507–1572), prince of Salerno and Italian condottiero
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Aurora Sanseverino (1669–1726), Italian noblewoman and salonniere
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Gaetano Sanseverino (1811–1865), Italian theologian
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Stéphane Sanseverino (born 1961), contemporary French singer, best known as
Sanseverino * Sanseverino (family): The Sanseverino are one of the historical families most famous in the Kingdom of Naples and all of Italy, having 300 strongholds, 40 counties, nine marquisates, twelve duchies and ten principalities primarily distributed in ...
Fictional characters
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Robyn Sanseverino, an FBI agent with a recurring role on HBO's popular crime-drama series, ''The Sopranos''
See also
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San Severino (disambiguation) San Severino can refer to:
Places in Italy
* Mercato San Severino, a commune of the Province of Salerno
* San Severino Lucano, a commune of the Province of Potenza
* San Severino Marche, a commune in the Province of Macerata
*San Severino (Centola) ...
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