marchioness

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{n} the lady or wife of a marquis
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess the wife or widow of a marquis
the wife or widow of a marquis
{i} wife or widow of a marquis; woman holding the rank of marquis herself
The wife of a marquess
A marchioness is the wife of a marquis, or a woman with the same rank as a marquis
The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis

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A marchioness
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Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marchioness de Pompadour
known as Madame de Pompadour born Dec. 29, 1721, Paris, France died April 15, 1764, Versailles French mistress of Louis XV. Educated in art and literature, she married Charles-Guillaume Le Normant d'Étoiles in 1741 and became admired by Parisian society and by the king, who installed her at Versailles as his mistress in 1745. She obtained a separation from her husband and was created marchioness de Pompadour. She, the king, and her brother, appointed director of the king's buildings, planned and built the École Militaire and the Place de la Concorde in Paris, the Petit Trianon Palace at Versailles, and many other buildings. She and Louis also encouraged painters, sculptors, and craftsmen, making her 20 years in power the height of artistic taste. Her political influence was less astute; the alliance with Austria against the German Protestant princes that she urged led to the disastrous Seven Years' War
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