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Farnese

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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


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