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Anne of Austria

American  

noun

  1. 1601–66, queen consort of Louis XIII of France: regent during minority of her son Louis XIV.


Anne of Austria British  

noun

  1. 1601–66, wife of Louis XIII of France and daughter of Philip III of Spain: regent of France (1643–61) for her son Louis XIV

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Morgan pictures sold and their prices: A portrait of Anne of Austria by Rubens, and a triptych, St. Lawrence Enthroned by Filippo Lippi, to the Metropolitan Museum for $500,000.

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At length, Anne of Austria herself sent her son away.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede

Judging perhaps from the precedent of Queen Anne of Austria, he believed that Henrietta would be the instrument of France and consequently of himself in England.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta

The scene of this story is laid in France, during the time of Richelieu, of Mazarin and Anne of Austria.

From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Their father found nothing to criticise in these educational methods; Anne of Austria had not brought up her sons very differently.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede