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Polignac

British  
/ pɔliɲak /

noun

  1. Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne

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This is confirmed by her 1782 portrait of the Duchess of Polignac in a white chemise and a black wrap, wearing a straw hat decorated with flowers.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016

Same as when Charlotte Louvet was legitimised in 1911 and made successor to Monaco, her husband, Count Pierre de Polignac adopted, as a condition of the marriage, the name and arms of Grimaldi.

From Time • Aug. 14, 2013

It ended with a concert by soprano Barbara Hannigan and the London Sinfonietta devoted to pieces commissioned for her Parisian salons by the Singer sewing-machine heiress, Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

One of the biggest personalities in artistic Paris was the Princesse de Polignac whose salon, which ran from 1888 to 1939, was legendary.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2013

"Royal Fashion Minister Gustave du Polignac," an attendant announces.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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