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Ruggiero (often translated Rogero in English) is a leading character in the Italian romantic epics Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. Ruggiero had originally appeared in the twelfth-century French epic Aspremont , reworked by Andrea da Barberino as the chivalric romance Aspramonte . [ 1 ]
When Abbati died, c.1582, he was named to fill his position, thus taking over all of Primaticcio's former responsibilities at Fontainebleau. [2] In the 1590s, together with Toussaint Dubreuil , his son-in-law, he created a decorative tableau at the "Pavillon des Poêles", based on the theme of Hercules , which disappeared in 1703.
De Ruggiero denounced both Bolshevik and laissez faire ideas while embracing the trade unions. He endorsed Mario Missiroli ’s argument that the Socialist Party was the true inheritor of historical liberalism and that liberal ideology had the potential to be a revolutionary force in post-war Italy.
Ruggiero has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and academic awards of distinction. Among them are the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, the Robert Lehman Visiting Professor in Residence at Harvard’s Villa I Tatti in Florence, the Rome Scholar in Residence at the American Academy in Rome, and membership in the School of ...
Cosimo Ruggeri's presence at the French royal court is first attested in 1571. He was a part of the entourage of the Tuscan ambassador to France, Petrucci; known for his scholarly knowledge, he was a tutor of the Italian language to Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France.
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (1800–1873) was an Italian noblewoman and the married lover [2] of Lord Byron while he was living in Ravenna and writing the first five cantos of Don Juan. [3] She wrote the biographical account Lord Byron's Life in Italy. [4]
Ruggiero was born in Stoke-on-Trent to Italian parents and joined Stoke City when he was 19 in 1974, he went out on loan to Workington and Cape Town City. [1] He was given a run in the first team towards the end of the 1976–77 season with the team struggling at the bottom of the First Division having had to sell their star players due to the Butler Street stand having to be rebuilt. [1]
Giovanni Ruggiero (born August 29, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , driving the No. 17 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East , driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing .