HyperDic: duchesse_de_valentinois

English > 1 sense of the expression Duchesse de Valentinois:
NOUNperson Duchesse de Valentinois, Diane de PoitiersFrench noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II
English > Duchesse de Valentinois: 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).
SynonymDiane de Poitiers
Instance offemale aristocratA woman who is an aristocrat
CatalanDiana de Poitiers

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