Ruffo di Calabria

Italian noble family

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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.^[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 Fulco Ruffo di Calabria and his daughter Paola Ruffo di Calabria, queen-consort of Albert II of Belgium.

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)