Diane de Poitiers

Definitions of Diane de Poitiers
  1. noun
    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
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    female aristocrat
    a woman who is an aristocrat
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