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Diane de Poitiers

DEFINITIONS OF: Diane de Poitiers

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n 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:
Duchesse de Valentinois
Example of:
female aristocrat
a woman who is an aristocrat
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