DIANE DE POITIERS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

Synonyms:

Diane de Poitiers; Duchesse de Valentinois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

female aristocrat (a woman who is an aristocrat)

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