biography
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Castiglione, Baldassare, conte di (Count of) Novilara
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pronunciation:
[kasteelyohnay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1478–1529)
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| biography:
| Writer and diplomat, born near Mantua, N Italy. He studied at Milan, began a career at court, and in 1505 was sent by the Duke of Urbino as envoy to Henry VII of England, who made him a knight. His chief work, Il cortegiano (1528, The Courtier), is a manual for courtiers. He also wrote Italian and Latin poems, and many letters illustrating political and literary history. |
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