Definition of "archduchess" []

• The wife or widow of an archduke. (noun)
• A woman, especially an Austrian princess, holding an archduchy in her own right. (noun)
• Used as a title for such a noblewoman. (noun)

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• "The archduchess will be a precious guaranty to Napoleon, for he will feel convinced that the emperor will be unwilling to sacrifice his child, and this conviction will fill him with confidence and a feeling of security."
• "The Spanish Illness Toulouse Valmorain arrived in Saint-Domingue in 1770, the same year the dauphin of France married the Austrian archduchess, Marie Antoinette."
• "Since Haydn was patronized by Marie-Antoinette's mother and the young archduchess grew up listening to his music, it is fitting to see her picture on the cover."