Farnese

[ fahr-ne-ze ]

/ fɑrˈnɛ zɛ /

noun

A·les·san·dro

[ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/, Duke of Parma,1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.

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Examples from the Web for farnese

The second act shows us Scarpia's room in the Farnese Palace.
Giacomo Puccini|Wakeling Dry
It was in 1543 that his relations with the Farnese, whose young cardinal he had been painting, drew him at last to Rome.
The Venetian School of Painting|Evelyn March Phillipps
There is some satisfaction in knowing that Cardinal Farnese made but little out of this wretched business.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea
There was, through some misapprehension, a delay in reporting this answer to Farnese.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete|John Lothrop Motley

Only miracles could save the King's cause, as Farnese repeatedly observed.
History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for farnese

Farnese

/ (Italian farˈneːse) /

noun

Alesandro (alesˈsandro). original name of Pope Paul IIISee also Paul III

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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