Alberoni

[ ahl-be-raw-nee ]

/ ˌɑl bɛˈrɔ ni /

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noun

Giu·lio

[joo-lyaw], /ˈdʒu lyɔ/, 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.

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Words nearby Alberoni

Neither Alberoni nor Casali have seen her, so that you may easily imagine how hopeless are my chances.
Gerald Fitzgerald|Charles James Lever
De Vendome found the soup so good that he asked Alberoni to take some with him at his own table.
The Conspirators|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
At dessert Alberoni introduced his business, and profiting by the good humor of Vendome, he twisted him round his finger.
The Conspirators|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
After his first interview with Elizabeth Farnese, the king announced to Alberoni that he was prime minister.
The Conspirators|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

All I know is, that what Alberoni always dreaded, at last happened to him.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon