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Farnese
[ fahr-ne-ze ]
noun
- A·les·san·dro [ah-les-, sahn, -d, r, aw], Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
Farnese
/ farˈneːse /
noun
- See Paul IIIFarneseAlesandro Alesandro (alesˈsandro). original name of Pope Paul III See also Paul III
- FarneseAlessandro15451592MItalianMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: diplomat Alessandro, duke of Parma and Piacenza. 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat in the service of Philip II of Spain. As governor of the Netherlands (1578–92), he successfully suppressed revolts against Spanish rule
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Pietro Farnese of the Florentines laid her low, taking one hundred and fifty prisoners and her general.
Alexander Farnese laid siege, on the 1st of October, to the important city of Tournai.
The Gladiator wore a lady's bonnet; the Farnese Hercules looked like an old-fashioned watchman, and sported a dreadnought coat.
For his full security her son, Alexander Farnese, was to remain at his court as a pledge for her loyalty.
Adolphus Trollope was one of the last people to see and to describe the great Farnese citadel.
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