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archduchess
noun[ C ]
(alsoArchduchess)uk /ˌɑːtʃˈdʌtʃ.es/ us /ˌɑːrtʃˈdʌtʃ.es/
in the past, a princess(= the daughter of a royal ruler) of the Austrian royal family:
Marie-Antoinette was an Austrian archduchess who was betrothed to the future King of France when she was still a teenager.
the wife of an archduke(= a man of very high rank, especially in the past in the Austrian royal family):
Ileana was a Princess of Romania and Archduchess of Austria, having married the Archduke Anton of Austria.
Franz Ferdinand contracted a marriage of love to a mere countess, who ranked lower than over thirty archduchesses.
The Mozarts' second visit to Vienna in September 1767 coincided with the festivities for the marriage of the Archduchess Maria Josepha to King Ferdinand of Naples.
Archduke Wilhelm and Archduchess Elisabeth Marie were among the audience.
These enormous paintings by Rubens were commissioned in 1625 by a Hapsburg archduchess.
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