Valois

[ va-lwa, val-wah ]

noun

1. a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
2. 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

/ ˈvælwɑː /

noun

1. See de Valois

Valois

²

/ valwa /

noun

1. a royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589

Valois

³

/ valwa /

noun

1. a historic region and former duchy of N France

Example Sentences

Mistress of the Chevalier de Valois, and mother of a child that was attributed to the old aristocrat.

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Adrian de Valois (or Valesius) died; a learned French historian and critic.

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Now the men who went about raising these cries were emissaries of Messire Charles of Valois.

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The house of Bourbon, the younger sons of the Valois, were at work beneath the surface of the Reformation.

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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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