Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
Castiglione in American English
(ˌkɑstiˈljɔnɛ)
Conteˈ Baldasˈsare (ˈbɑldɑˈsɑʀɛ) 1478-1529; It. writer & diplomat