de Valois
Americannoun
noun
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Carlos, the Prince of Asturias, is engaged to France’s Élisabeth de Valois, but the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis called for Élisabeth to marry Carlos’ father, Philippe of Spain.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Yannick Nézet-Séguin marshals forces that include Barbara Frittoli as Elisabeth de Valois, Ekaterina Gubanova as Eboli, and Yonghoon Lee in the title role.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2015
Don Carlo, the son of King Philip II of Spain, is to be pledged in marriage to Elizabeth de Valois of France.
From Time ● Dec. 10, 2010
Ninette de Valois – who danced in Le Train Bleu, which featuring designs by Coco Chanel and a canvas by Picasso – went on to found the Royal Ballet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2010
In the chapel where Henri IV. and Marguerite de Valois were betrothed—the last remnant of the old château of the Counts of Blois—the regimental boots are made.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
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