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Recent Examples of margrave
Two funerals will be held for the late margrave — one open to the public, and another private service.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for margrave
Noun
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Led by the crown prince, the Saudi Public Investment Fund reportedly invested $2 billion in Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's private equity firm after Mr. Trump left the White House in 2021.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The crown prince lives in exile until this day, unable to return to his home country of Iran.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Yet as the novel moves along, and the target chosen for Hyacinth by his anarchist superiors—an unnamed duke—hovers into view, the tangle of motives becomes subtler.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, ordered a new castle to be rebuilt on the ruins in 1450.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
10 Sep. 2024
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Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 May 2024
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With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
9 Apr. 2024
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Klimek: Moving into the 20th century, Tony cited the story of an English earl named Lord Carnarvon.—
Chris Klimek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Aug. 2023
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The other half, however, followed the taste of the viscount and was more classical.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Portrayed by Rupert Evans, the viscount only appeared in season 2 of the series during flashback scenes.—
Lia Beck,
Peoplemag,
19 May 2024
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This should be done federally but will not happen when America’s richest tech baron, Elon Musk, is already ransacking sensitive federal agency data with no legal warrant.—
Kevin Sullivan,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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Those include: Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos Google CEO Sundar Pichai Apple CEO Tim Cook OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Far-right social media baron Elon Musk was a prominent figure during the ceremony, continuing his presence that was established during the campaign.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Seat of the Cholmondeley family for centuries, the Norfolk pile has also become one of the nation’s most galvanizing stages for contemporary art, thanks to David Cholmondeley, the filmmaker seventh marquess of the line, and his wife, Rose.—
Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
2 Aug. 2024
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An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995.—
Niha Masih,
Washington Post,
4 July 2024
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And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2024
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For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2024
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“Margrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/margrave. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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