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Valois

American  
[va-lwa, val-wah] / vaˈlwa, ˈvæl wɑ /

noun

  1. a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.

  2. a county in the Île de France, which became united to the French crown in 1167 and was established as a duchy in 1406.


Valois 1 British  
/ valwa /

noun

  1. a historic region and former duchy of N France

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Valois 2 British  
/ valwa /

noun

  1. a royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Valois 3 British  
/ ˈvælwɑː /

noun

  1. See de Valois

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It's such an important organisation that it has an office in the picture-perfect Place Valois, a well-struck free-kick away from the Louvre museum, right in the heart of Paris.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024

The most recent class of incoming dispatchers is 24 members, the largest in years, according to Valois, but they won’t be finished with training for six to nine more months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

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

It also had a very weak monarchy under the ruling Valois dynasty, who were kept in check by the powerful nobility.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

On the conclusion of peace in 1570 he returned to court, where he made no secret of his attachment to Margaret of Valois.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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