'Alessandro Farnese' definitions:
Definition of 'Alessandro Farnese'
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noun
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) [syn: Paul III, Alessandro Farnese]