Queen-Dowager

The Queen-Dowager of Spain flattered herself with the hope of marrying him.

The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001

Suspecting, not without cause, that the Queen-Dowager was implicated in the conspiracy, Henry seized her lands and revenues, and shut her up in the Convent of Bermondsey.

Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton Anonymous

The remainder of the day was spent in visits to the Queen-Dowager and the Royal Family.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Various

But, above all, the Empress of Russia -- albeit, the lightest of sovereigns and coldest of women -- was carried so far by her enthusiasm as to fasten a bracelet of gems on the fair arm of Taglioni; while the Queen-Dowager of England conferred a similar honour on the

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Various

Properly instructed, little Sukey Smith may still obtain an enameled brooch or bracelet from her Majesty the Queen-Dowager!

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Various

The Queen-Dowager was to be present, and Arran insisted on Maxwell's attendance, though against his will.

Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease

During the minority of the young Spanish King Charles II. the regency was held by his mother, the Queen-Dowager, who was unfortunately influenced by favourites, to the great disgust of the Court and the people.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

Leopold and who founded the Compagnie du Congo Pour le Commerce et l'Industrie, the "Queen-Dowager," as it is called, of all the Congo companies.

An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918

Pfalzgrafenstein and informed von Roth that his prisoner was to be freed at once and was to repair to the Palatine court, there to take up her rightful position as Queen-Dowager.

Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Lewis Spence 1914

{169} It is an inexplicable fact that, less than a month before Glencairn and Lord James signed the first godly Band (December 3, 1557), these two, with Kirkcaldy of Grange, “were acting with the Queen-Dowager against Huntly, Chatelherault, and Argyll,” who in December signed with them the godly Band.

John Knox and the Reformation Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 1905