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Alessandro Farnese

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Noun1.Alessandro Farnese - Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549)
Paul III


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The ensuing years of turmoil ended when Ottavio Farnese, under the guidance of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, agreed to marry Charles V's natural daughter, Margarita of Austria (1552); by 1559, the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza was reality and Ottavio, its duke.
La corte Farnesiana di Parma (1560-1570): programmazione artistica e ... by McIver, Katherine A. / Renaissance Quarterly
Alessandro Farnese, the future Paul III, maintained a concubine and did not enter priestly orders until after he had been a cardinal for many years (Pastor, 11, 18-21).
Creative partners: the marriage of Laura Battiferra and Bartolomeo ... by Kirkham, Victoria / Renaissance Quarterly
When Alessandro Farnese visited Toledo in 1540 Ribadeneyra's mother arranged for her thirteen-year-old son to serve as a page in the Italian cardinal's household.
The many "lives" of Pedro de Ribadeneyra by Bilinkoff, Jodi / Renaissance Quarterly
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