electress
[ih-lek-tris]
- the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
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However, he was lately gone to Paris, to meet the Electress of Bavaria.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 4 (of 4)Jane Porter
The longer I live the more reason I have to regret my aunt, the Electress, and to respect her memory.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
I believe there has never existed any tenderness between them; our dear Electress used to say it was the son who was in fault.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
I am really vexed that that old and odious Duchesse de Zell should still be living, whereas our dear electress is dead already.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
King George is the son of my dear aunt, the electress, which makes him as dear to me as if he were my own child.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon