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Word: guidobaldo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...themselves not by bloodiness but by generosity and whimsy. Alfonso the Magnanimous of Naples, for instance, was a king so loved that he could walk the streets of his capital without an escort -during a century when neighboring Rome reached a reported average of 14 murders a day. Gentle Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino liked to ride through his duchy with a band of trumpeters, drummers and Italian bagpipers spreading harmony as he went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Scoundrels and Statistics | 7/4/1969 | See Source »

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