Polignac
Britishnoun
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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
"Followed by her ladies-of-honor and the Royal Fashion Minister, Gustave du Polignac."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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