Contessa Sentence Examples

About this time the duke plunged into a whirl of dissipation, and chose the beautiful but unscrupulous Contessa di Verrua as his mistress, neglecting his faithful and devoted wife.

After her death, much against the advice of his remaining son arrd heir, Carlino (afterwards Charles Emmanuel III.), he married the Contessa di San Sebastiano, whom he created Marchesa di Spigno, abdicated the crown and retired to Chambery to end his days (1730).

Ina Garten, the popular host of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa cooking show, sells a selection of mixes at Balducci's that include chunk cookies and brownies, angel and pound cakes with glazes, and coffee and layer cakes.