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  • noun French royal house from 1328 to 1589

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Examples

  • In 1784, a woman named Jeanne de la Motte, who claimed to be a descendant of King Henry II of France, and liked to use the name Valois, became the mistress of Cardinal de Rohan.

    Quazen 2009

  • Knox de Valois from the Prophecy series ... i don't know if you'd call it romance but he does have a hot bod and likes to bite the lower lip: -)

    Countdown to Branded By Fire: 8 days to go! Nalini Singh 2009

  • "Valois," he slowly says, "you have seen these native land-barons at the Convention.

    The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Richard Savage 1874

  • Catherine de Medici, the mother of the Catholic king of France, Charles IX, had arranged for her daughter Margaret of Valois to marry the Protestant Henri, King of Navarre, a union that might heal France by ending the bloodletting between Christians.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • "Comparatively little is known about the rather bizarre life of Catherine de Valois, wife of Henry V, but one of the best historical novelists around has conjured up a fascinating portrait of this forgotten queen."

    The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett: Book summary 2010

  • Sometimes the dead live on in your dreams ... at least that's true for Roy Valois.

    Nerve Damage by Peter Abrahams: Book summary 2010

  • Its Valois Cafeteria, a classic neighborhood eatery, has occasionally been visited by President Obama upon his returns to Chicago.

    Academics of Real Estate Eliot Brown 2011

  • The music publishers Boosey and Hawkes rescued it after it had become a Mecca dance hall in the Second World War, bringing in Ninette de Valois's Sadler's Wells ballet and reopening on 20 February 1946 with a gala performance of The Sleeping Beauty with Margot Fonteyn.

    The Royal Opera House: Welcome to the new people's palace | Observer Profile 2011

  • Above him the most Holy Trinity, beneath him the hart drinking from the fountains of water, the common vision of Saints John of Matha and Felix of Valois, the two founders of the Order, who kneel at the sides:

    Catholic Bamberg: The Church of St. Getreu 2009

  • Catherine de Valois, daughter of the French king is born in troubled times.

    The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett: Book summary 2010

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