Was built in the first hald of the 17th century by the Duke of Telese
History
Around year 1720 it was bought and rebuilt by Carlo Caracciolo, Duke of Belcastro, (1662-1742). Upon his death in 1743, it was purchased by the Ruffo princes of Castelcicala, who owned another splendid palace in the Rione Sanità . The Ruffo family made extensive and continuous alterations to the building both during the 18th and 19th centuries, retaining ownership until 1896, when Albina Ruffo di Castelcicala (the last member of the family) gave it as part of her dowry to her husband Diego De Gregorio Cattaneo, Prince of Sant’Elia.