Fulco Ruffo di Calabria

Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda was an Italian World War I flying ace, senator under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini in World War II for which he was convicted. He was also posthumous fatherinlaw of King Albert II of the Belgians, and grandfather of King Philippe of Belgium.

Fulco Ruffo di Calabria was born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy onAugust 1884. His noble familys patriotism was prominent in Italian military history since at least 1797. He thus volunteered for reserve officers training with the 11th Foggia Light Cavalry Regiment onNovember 1904. OnMay 1905, he was promoted to Caporal onNovember, he was again promoted, to Sergente. OnFebruary 1906, he was commissioned into officers ranks as a Sottotenente. Subsequently, he became deputy director of the Belgian Wegimont shipping companys African station. He returned from Africa as World War I broke out.

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