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Sanseverino (family): The Sanseverino are one of the historical families most famous in the
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, having 300 strongholds, 40 counties, nine marquisates, twelve duchies and ten principalities primarily distributed in
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. 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
Aurora Sanseverino (28 April 1669 – 2 July 1726) was an Italian noblewoman, salon-holder, patron and poet. One of the most celebrated women in the highest rank of the Neapolitan aristocracy, she was known for her great cultural activity as a patr ...
(1669–1726), Italian noblewoman and salonniere
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Gaetano Sanseverino (1811–1865), Italian theologian
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Stéphane Sanseverino
Stéphane Sanseverino (known as Sanseverino; born 9 October 1961, in Ajaccio) is a French singer, guitarist and songwriter of Neapolitan descent.
He is a self-taught guitarist and an admirer of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt
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(born 1961), contemporary French singer, best known as
Sanseverino
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
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