archduchess
noun[C]
(alsoArchduchess)uk/ˌɑːtʃˈdʌtʃ.es/us/ˌɑːrtʃˈdʌtʃ.es/in the past, aprincess(= thedaughterof aroyalruler)of the Austrianroyalfamily:
Marie-Antoinette was an Austrian archduchess who wasbetrothedto thefutureKing of France when she was still ateenager.
thewifeof anarchduke(= a man of very highrank,especiallyin the past in the Austrianroyalfamily):
Ileana was a Princess of Romania and Archduchess of Austria, havingmarriedthe Archduke Anton of Austria.
- Franz Ferdinandcontractedamarriageofloveto amerecountess, whorankedlowerthan over thirty archduchesses.
- The Mozarts' secondvisitto Vienna inSeptember1767coincidedwith the festivities for themarriageof the Archduchess Maria Josepha to King Ferdinand of Naples.
- Archduke Wilhelm and Archduchess Elisabeth Marie were among theaudience.
- Theseenormouspaintingsby Rubens werecommissionedin 1625 by a Hapsburg archduchess.
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