HyperDic: diane_de_poitiers

English > 1 sense of the expression Diane de Poitiers:
NOUNperson Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de ValentinoisFrench noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II
English > Diane de Poitiers: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566).
SynonymDuchesse de Valentinois
Instance offemale aristocratA woman who is an aristocrat
CatalanDiana de Poitiers

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