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Valois
[ va-lwa, val-wah ]
noun
- a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- a county in the Île de France, which became united to the French crown in 1167 and was established as a duchy in 1406.
Valois
1/ valwa /
noun
- a royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589
Valois
2/ valwa /
noun
- a historic region and former duchy of N France
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Mistress of the Chevalier de Valois, and mother of a child that was attributed to the old aristocrat.
Adrian de Valois (or Valesius) died; a learned French historian and critic.
Now the men who went about raising these cries were emissaries of Messire Charles of Valois.
The house of Bourbon, the younger sons of the Valois, were at work beneath the surface of the Reformation.
I know of the prediction which gives the throne of the Valois to the Bourbons, and if we do not take care it will be fulfilled.
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