Rizzio

[ rit-see-oh, reet-; Italian reet-tsyaw ]

/ ˈrɪt siˌoʊ, ˈrit-; Italian ˈrit tsyɔ /

noun

Da·vid

[dah-veed] /ˈdɑ vid/, 1533?–66, Italian musician: private foreign secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots 1564–66.

Also Riccio.

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Examples from the Web for rizzio

Mary was reminded of the terrible night when he and Ruthven broke into her little supper-room at Holyrood in quest of Rizzio.
Mary Queen of Scots, Makers of History|Jacob Abbott
Bothwell and Knox were pre-eminently men of this stamp; as were also, in some degree, Darnley and Rizzio.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5|Various
Rizzio is among the number of the competitors; but Gardyne, a native bard, obtains the prize.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull
Bothwell had such power over her that he induced her even to pardon the assassins of Rizzio.
A Child's History of England|Charles Dickens

Nature had poured Montefiore into the mould of a Rizzio, and Diard into that of a diplomatist.
Juana|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for rizzio

Rizzio

Riccio

/ (ˈrɪtsɪəʊ) /

noun

David . ?1533–66, Italian musician and courtier who became the secretary and favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was murdered at the instigation of a group of nobles, including Mary's husband, Darnley

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