Baldassare Castiglione, Italian Courtier and Author(1478-1529)

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• Name: Baldassare Castiglione
• Birth: December 6, 1478, Marcaria, Italy
• Death: February 2, 1529, Toledo, Spain
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: Italian courtier and author; Il Cortegiano (The Courtier)
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