legate

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Though its organization changed over time, this military unit consisted of about five thousand soldiers and was commanded by a legate.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

No kings, no emperor, some middlingly important nobles and one papal legate led the expedition.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022

In the summer of 1497, he was a 22-year-old cardinal, sent as papal legate by his father, Pope Alexander VI, to crown the king of Naples and broker a royal marriage for his sister, Lucrezia.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

The cast was winning over all, especially the baritone Ricardo Rivera as Orsini, and the bass-baritone Brandon Cedel as Raimondo, the papal legate.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2012

This matter came up for debate in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus persuaded them to remain neutral.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli