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After the Great War ended, the marquise passed away, and her children’s visits to Cannes became fewer and fewer.
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Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
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Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
The Substance star wore a between-the-finger-ring, which had three marquise diamonds.
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Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
—
Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
The Substance star wore a between-the-finger-ring, which had three marquise diamonds.
—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquise
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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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The princess took to Instagram to celebrate her husband, Jack Brooksbank, on the special day.
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Her white cable knit Alexander McQueen frock first appeared in 2011, while the princess was visiting Canada, per Marie Claire UK.
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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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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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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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Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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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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Does that would-be contessa or marchesa have to share a sentence with a human tongue twister?
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“Marquise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquise. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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