duchess

A duchess is a noblewoman who holds the rank of duke in her own right or as the wife or widow of a duke, often possessing significant social status, titles, and sometimes territorial privileges within a monarchy or aristocratic system.

Observed surface forms (6)

• Duchess of York ×3
• duchess consort ×2
• Duchess of Cambridge ×1
• Duchess of Marlborough ×1
• French duchess ×1
• marquise ×1

Instances (17)

• Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
• Anne Hyde via concept surface "Duchess of York"
• Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon via concept surface "marquise"
• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Princess May via concept surface "Duchess of York"
• Catherine, Princess of Wales via concept surface "Duchess of Cambridge"
• Consuelo Vanderbilt via concept surface "Duchess of Marlborough"
• Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
• Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
• Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
• Sophia Dorothea of Celle
• Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
• Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant via concept surface "duchess consort"
• Her Grace The Duchess of York via concept surface "Duchess of York"
  surface form: Anne Hyde
• Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans via concept surface "French duchess"
• Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy via concept surface "duchess consort"