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Alberoni

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[ahl-be-raw-nee] / ˌɑl bɛˈrɔ ni /

noun

  1. Giulio 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.


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Yet despite a plethora of parallel passages, Alberoni denies she has ever read Mitchell's novel.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Had Alberoni been given two worlds like ours to destroy," grumbled Frederick the Great, an authori ty, "he would have asked for a third."

From Time Magazine Archive

The King could be controlled through his passion for boiled chicken; Alberoni sent him one every day.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the Quadruple Alliance demanded that Alberoni be ousted as one peace condition, Philip and Elisabeth, bored with war, threw their faithful servant out of Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus Alberoni, afterward Cardinal and Prime Minister of Spain, got his foot on the first rung of the ladder of fame.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard