Polignac
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was intrigued by the idea of an “intellectual and aesthetic shopping trip” to London, on which Pozzi embarked in the summer of 1885, accompanied by Prince Edmond de Polignac and Count Robert de Montesquiou.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2019
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
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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