Polissena Ruffo
Italian princess
About Polissena Ruffo
Lived 1400 – 1420.
Polissena Ruffo (1400 Cariati - 17 July 1420) was a princess of Calabria. Princess of Rossano, countess of Corigliano and Montalto was the daughter of Carlo Ruffo di Montalto and Ceccarella Sanseverino.
She married Francesco Sforza (founder of the Sforza dynasty in Milan) in 1418 as his first wife. In 1420, they had a daughter, Antonia Polissena, but Polissena died in childbirth and the baby girl also died shortly after.
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Who was Polissena Ruffo?
Italian princess
When was Polissena Ruffo born?
Polissena Ruffo was born in 1400.
When did Polissena Ruffo die?
Polissena Ruffo died on 26 July 1420 in Cariati.
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