Castiglione

American  

[kah-stee-lyaw-ne] / ˌkɑ stiˈlyɔ nɛ /

noun

1. Baldassare 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and author.

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Castiglione British  

/ kastiˈʎoːne, ˌkæstɪlˈjəʊnɪ /

noun

1. Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)

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Example Sentences

To balance those competing forces, Oklahoma is searching for a replacement for the retiring Joe Castiglione, the Sooners’ athletic director of nearly three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

AP photographer Luca Bruno and video producer Brian Hendrie in Alba and Castiglione delle Stiviere contributed to this report.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

The situation caught Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and coach Brent Venables off guard.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2023

The relatively crude tastes of the nobility of the Middle Ages were “revised” starting in Italy, with Castiglione serving as both a symptom and cause of this shift.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

This was appropriate: Raphael had paid tribute to the Mona Lisa by painting his own versions, and his Castiglione was also turned to the side.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day