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Recent Examples of viscountessSeason 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.—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026 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.—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026 The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023 Similar to the Julia Quinn novels, each of which focuses on a different Bridgerton sibling and their romantic foibles, Netflix already indicated that Season 2 would follow Daphne’s brother Lord Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and his quest to find a viscountess.—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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.
She is accompanied on her travels by a wealthy baroness, whom the other women come to understand is her lover.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2026
Streep starred as a Danish baroness who falls in love with a big-game hunter, played by Redford, while running a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya in the epic romantic drama.
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.
Benny Blanco's proposal to Gomez in December 2024 included a Taco Bell picnic and a luxe marquise diamond ring.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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.
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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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.