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Recent Examples of marquess
The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.
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Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
So far, so normal for the daughter of a marquess (the late Lord Caterham).
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
And while King Charles did not make Kerry a duke, an earl, a marquess, viscount or a baron, the knighthood was royal stuff enough.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
Seat of the Cholmondeley family for centuries, the Norfolk pile has also become one of the nation’s most galvanizing stages for contemporary art, thanks to David Cholmondeley, the filmmaker seventh marquess of the line, and his wife, Rose.
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Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
2 Aug. 2024
An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995.
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Niha Masih,
Washington Post,
4 July 2024
Upon the death of the painting’s next owner, a Scottish landowner, it was sold by Christie’s to John Alexander Thynne, the fourth marquess of Bath, England.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
16 June 2024
With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
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Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.
—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
So far, so normal for the daughter of a marquess (the late Lord Caterham).
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
And while King Charles did not make Kerry a duke, an earl, a marquess, viscount or a baron, the knighthood was royal stuff enough.
—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
Seat of the Cholmondeley family for centuries, the Norfolk pile has also become one of the nation’s most galvanizing stages for contemporary art, thanks to David Cholmondeley, the filmmaker seventh marquess of the line, and his wife, Rose.
—
Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
2 Aug. 2024
An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995.
—
Niha Masih,
Washington Post,
4 July 2024
Upon the death of the painting’s next owner, a Scottish landowner, it was sold by Christie’s to John Alexander Thynne, the fourth marquess of Bath, England.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
16 June 2024
With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquess
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Under the law, the remaining earls, viscounts and dukes who inherited their seats in the chamber along with their aristocratic titles will leave Parliament for good when the current session concludes this spring.
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Members of the upper chamber dropped their objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited their seats in the House of Lords, The Associated Press reported.
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In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
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With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
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Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
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The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie.
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The duke's Invictus Games countdown event takes place exactly one year before the 2027 games, which are slated to begin on July 10 of that year.
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The duke traditionally accompanies the monarch in the lead carriage of the Royal Procession, a custom that dates back to 1825, when the first Duke of Wellington rode alongside King George IV.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.
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Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
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Two funerals will be held for the late margrave — one open to the public, and another private service.
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Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.
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“Marquess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquess. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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