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Valois

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Va·lois 1  (vlwä, väl-wä)
A French ruling dynasty (1328-1589) that succeeded the Capetian line when Philip VI ascended to the throne.
Va·lois 2  (vlwä, väl-wä)
A historical region and former duchy of northern France. A county from the 10th to the 12th century, it was an appanage of the royal house of Valois after 1285.
Valois (French) [valwa]
n
(Placename) a historic region and former duchy of N France
Valois2
n
(Biographies) a royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589
Valois3
n
(Biographies / Valois, Ninette de, Dame (1898-2001) F, Britishnational of birth: Irish, DANCE: ballet dancer, DANCE: choreographer) Dame Ninette de (niːˈnɛt də). original name Edris Stannus. 1898-2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
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Noun1.ValoisValois - French royal house from 1328 to 1589
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
Henry II - king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
Henry III - son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)


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All these chevaliers, among whom were doubtless some who were Valois as Louis XIV.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
Well, my lord, my friend has three magnificent estates: that of Vallon, at Corbeil; that of Bracieux, in the Soissonais; and that of Pierrefonds, in the Valois.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion, and beside it lay a copy of Les Cent Nouvelles, bound for Margaret of Valois by Clovis Eve and powdered with the gilt daisies that Queen had selected for her device.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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