Ruffo di Calabria

Ruffo di Calabria
Ruffo di Calabria
Country	Kingdom of Naples; Kingdom of the Two Sicilies; Kingdom of Italy; Italy
Founded	10th century; 1578
Founder	Pietro I, Count of Catanzaro; Fabrizio, VIII Count of Sinopoli, I Prince of Scilla
Titles	List Cardinal (non-hereditary); Queen consort of the Belgians; Prince of Calabria; Prince of Scilla; Prince of Palazzolo; Prince of Scaletta; Prince of Castelcicala; Prince of Floresta; Prince of Sant'Antimo; Prince of Fiumara; Prince of Motta San Giovanni; Duke of San Martino; Duke of Guardia Lombardi; Duke of Bagnara; Duke of Baranello; Duke of Santa Cristina; Marquis of Licodia; Marquis of Panaghia; Marquis of Crotone; Marquis of Guardia; Marquis of Courbons; Marquis of Lafare; Count of Sinopoli; Count of Nicotera; Count of Catanzaro; Count of Mesoraca; Count of Montalto and Corigliano; Count of Laric; Baron of Calanna and Crispano; Baron of Guidomandri; Baron of Monaco; Baron of Luponaro; Baron of San Giorgio; Baron of Cucco; Baron of Randé; Baron of Castellana; Baron of Fegotto; Baron of San Lucido; Baron of Castelcicada; Baron of Oze; Lord of Giampilieri; Lord of Molino; Lord of Altolia; Lord of Beauvezet; Lord of Bonneval; Lord of Lamanon and Aurons; Neapolitan Patrician; Messinese Patrician; Grandee of Spain, first class;
Motto	Omnia bene; ("Everything is good")
Cadet branches	Ruffo di Catanzaro; Ruffo di Montalto; Ruffo di Sinopoli; Ruffo di Bagnaro (extinct); Ruffo della Scaletta; Ruffo di Castelcicada (extinct); Ruffo de Laric (or de La Ric) (extinct); Roux de Lemanon; Roux de Beauvezet (extinct); Ruffo de Bonneval de La Fare

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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)

[1] "Ruffo di Calabria family" (in Italian).

[2] (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)

[1]

[2]

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany

History[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]