Ruffo di Calabria

Italian noble family

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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

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)