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The House of Ruffo di Calabria is the name of an ancient, one of the most prominent and longest-standing
Archivio di Stato di Napoli scheda famiglia Sanseverino
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The House of Ruffo di Calabria is the name of an ancient, one of the most prominent and longest-standing Italian noble families
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History
It was already one of the seven most important houses of theKingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples (; ; ), officially 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 established by the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302). Until ...
.B. Filangieri di Candida Gonzaga, ''op.cit'', ad voces; Spreti, ''op.cit'', ad voces) Their most notable members include
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
's patron Antonio Ruffo, Russian princess Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo
Donna Elisabetta Fabrizievna ''dei duchi'' di Sasso-Ruffo ''dei principi'' di Sant' Antimo (26 December 1886 – 29 October 1940), known after her marriage as Princess Andrew of Russia or Princess Andrei Romanovskya, was a Russian aristocrat. She ...
, the flying ace Prince Fulco Ruffo di Calabria and his daughter Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria, who became Queen Paola of Belgium
Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria (born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family who was List of Belgian royal consorts, Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, Albert II of ...
as the spouse of King Albert II of Belgium
Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 until his abdication on 21 July 2013.
Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen As ...
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See also
* Castello Ruffo di Scilla * Castello Ruffo di Amendolea * Castello Ruffo di Nicotera * Palazzo Ruffo della ScalettaReferences
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