Silvia Ruffini, the Glossary
Silvia Ruffini (1475 – 6 December 1561 in Rome) was an Italian noble woman and mistress of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese before he became pope (Pope Paul III from 1534); she was the mother of his four children.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Bartolomeo Guidiccioni, Bolsena, Borgia (TV series), Cardinal (Catholic Church), Castel Sant'Angelo, Colonna (rione of Rome), Costanza Farnese, Giulia Farnese, Italians, Nobility, Pier Luigi Farnese, Pope, Pope Alexander VI, Pope Paul III, Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529), Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma, Rome, Tiberio Crispo.
- Papal family members
- Papal mistresses
- Women and the papacy
Bartolomeo Guidiccioni
Bartolomeo Guidiccioni (1470 – 4 November 1549) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
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Bolsena
Bolsena is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio on the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena.
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Borgia (TV series)
Borgia is a historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana for Canal+, ZDF, ORF, and Sky Italia.
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Cardinal (Catholic Church)
A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
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Castel Sant'Angelo
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, also known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering rotunda (cylindrical building) in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy.
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Colonna (rione of Rome)
Colonna is the 3rd rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. III and located at the city's historic center in Municipio I. It takes its name from the Column of Marcus Aurelius in the Piazza Colonna, the rione's main square.
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Costanza Farnese
Costanza Farnese (December 19, 1500, in Rome – May 23, 1545, in Rome) was a daughter of Alessandro Farnese and Silvia Ruffini. Silvia Ruffini and Costanza Farnese are House of Farnese, Nobility from Rome, Papal family members and Women and the papacy.
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Giulia Farnese
Giulia Farnese (1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. Silvia Ruffini and Giulia Farnese are House of Farnese and Papal mistresses.
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Italians
Italians (italiani) are an ethnic group native to the Italian geographical region.
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Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.
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Pier Luigi Farnese
Pier Luigi Farnese (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547) was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. Silvia Ruffini and Pier Luigi Farnese are House of Farnese and Nobility from Rome.
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Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian")) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon (now Spain), Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna.
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Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III (Paulus III; Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549. Silvia Ruffini and Pope Paul III are House of Farnese.
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Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529)
Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529) was the natural son of Alessandro Farnese by Silvia Ruffini, born before his father was elected pope as Paul III. Silvia Ruffini and Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529) are House of Farnese and Papal family members.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma
The Diocese of Parma (Dioecesis Parmensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church.
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Rome
Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.
Tiberio Crispo
Tiberio Crispo (31 January 1498 – 10 October 1566), the son of Giovanni Battista Crispo and Silvia Ruffini, who, after her husband's death, was the mistress of Alessandro Farnese.
See Silvia Ruffini and Tiberio Crispo
See also
Papal family members
- Cardinal-nephews
- Costanza Farnese
- Georg Ratzinger
- Georg Ratzinger (politician)
- Gian Giacomo Medici
- Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano
- Karol Wojtyła (senior)
- List of sexually active popes
- Pedro Luis de Borja
- Pierre de Murat de Cros
- Pope Innocent I
- Pope Silverius
- Ranuccio Farnese (1509–1529)
- Silvia Ruffini
- Stephania (wife of Adrian II)
- Taddeo Barberini
Papal mistresses
- Giulia Farnese
- List of sexually active popes
- Marie Gaudin
- Marozia
- Silvia Ruffini
- Theodora (senatrix)
- Vannozza dei Cattanei
Women and the papacy
- Conclavist
- Costanza Farnese
- Felice della Rovere
- List of sexually active popes
- Lucrezia Borgia
- Marozia
- Olimpia Maidalchini
- Papal mistresses
- Pascalina Lehnert
- Pope Joan
- Privilège du blanc
- Saeculum obscurum
- Silvia Ruffini
- Stephania (wife of Adrian II)
- Theodora (senatrix)