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Alberoni

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[ahl-be-raw-nee] / ˌɑl bɛˈrɔ ni /

noun

  1. Giulio 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.


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Yet despite a plethora of parallel passages, Alberoni denies she has ever read Mitchell's novel.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the end of the eleven-year-long war, Abbe Alberoni was "the virtual quartermaster of the French army."

From Time Magazine Archive

Eco, theorizes sociologist and critic Francesco Alberoni, "satisfies some deep need . . . not to remain at the superficiality of things."

From Time Magazine Archive

When the Quadruple Alliance demanded that Alberoni be ousted as one peace condition, Philip and Elisabeth, bored with war, threw their faithful servant out of Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

After his first interview with Elizabeth Farnese, the king announced to Alberoni that he was prime minister.

From The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Dumas père, Alexandre