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Recent Examples of marchioness
In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.
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Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
Vanity Fair reported that the marchioness sent him a legal notice.
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Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2024
The marchioness is among the seven patrons for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), which provides care and support for young children faced with life-threatening diseases.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
4 May 2023
The wife of a marquis, incidentally, is called a marchioness.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2020
For women, the titles are: duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, and baroness.
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Lisa Ryan,
The Cut,
23 May 2018
Her closest friend was the adventurous Nadejda Mountbatten, marchioness of Milford Haven.
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Nancy Bilyeau,
Town & Country,
30 Sep. 2016
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.
—
Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
Vanity Fair reported that the marchioness sent him a legal notice.
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Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2024
The marchioness is among the seven patrons for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), which provides care and support for young children faced with life-threatening diseases.
—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
4 May 2023
The wife of a marquis, incidentally, is called a marchioness.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2020
For women, the titles are: duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, and baroness.
—
Lisa Ryan,
The Cut,
23 May 2018
Her closest friend was the adventurous Nadejda Mountbatten, marchioness of Milford Haven.
—
Nancy Bilyeau,
Town & Country,
30 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marchioness
Noun
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But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.
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But the late Monégasque duchess isn’t the only royal female ancestor Charlotte resonates with.
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In May, Meghan and Harry marked their eighth wedding anniversary, with the duchess posting a string of photos to Instagram, providing an intimate look back at their union at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 19, 2018.
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Saracho will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the drama series following a captive princess who gets kidnapped by a brooding werewolf alpha and plunged into a bloodthirsty war.
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They’re pursued by Azula (Elizabeth Yu), princess of the Fire Nation, and her friends Mai (Thalia Tran) and Ty Lee (Momona Tamada).
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The late baroness allegedly had a complex relationship with her granddaughter.
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She is accompanied on her travels by a wealthy baroness, whom the other women come to understand is her lover.
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Benny Blanco's proposal to Gomez in December 2024 included a Taco Bell picnic and a luxe marquise diamond ring.
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Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.
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The room was spacious and well-outfitted, and there are also double queen guest rooms available in this section of the resort.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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Season 3 of Bridgerton sees the new viscountess expecting her first child, and in the books, the pair welcome four children total: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte, and Mary.
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And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.
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Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.
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“Marchioness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marchioness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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