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Duchess of Ferrara   /dˈətʃəs əv fərˈɑrə/   Listen
Duchess of Ferrara

noun
1.
Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519).  Synonyms: Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia.





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"Duchess of Ferrara" Quotes from Famous Books



... Don Juan, and the gold agnus to Don Antonio, both of whom had now no choice but to accept them. They finally arrived without accident in their native Spain, where they married rich, noble, and beautiful ladies; and they never ceased to maintain a friendly correspondence with the duke and duchess of Ferrara, and with Lorenzo Bentivoglio, to the great ...
— The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes • Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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... the dark Duchess of Ferrara more faithfully personated than by the present artiste. This vraisemblance, which is so seldom witnessed in the opera, seemed to strike every eye. Her figure was tall and majestic, and voluptuously developed. Her air and bearing were haughty, dignified, and ...
— Edmond Dantes • Edmund Flagg
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Words linked to "Duchess of Ferrara" :   peeress, noblewoman, lady


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