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Farnese (Italian) [farˈneːse] n 1. (Biographies / Farnese, Alesandro) Alesandro (alesˈsandro). original name of (Pope) Paul III 2. (Biographies / Farnese, Alessandro (1545-1592) M, Italian, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: diplomat) 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hers was a Norman beauty, fresh, high-colored, redundant, the flesh of Rubens covering the muscles of the Farnese Hercules, and not the slender articulations of the Venus de' Medici, Apollo's graceful consort. |
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