"favourite" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Beginning in his own lifetime, it has been claimed that Henry engaged in homosexual relations with his court favourites, known as the mignons.
- The intrigues of court favourites, Johann Funck, and Paul Skalić also caused various religious and political disputes.
- Some were given or sold to favoured high-ranking officials and court favourites, a practice developed by Constantius II.
- With a number of court favourites commanding other vessels, a small fleet set sail for the coast of Brittany.
- Favourite, a term sometimes used for mistresses, although also used for court favourites of the monarch with no sexual element in the relationship, often serving as ministers.
- In one instance the empress gave to one of her court favourites fifty-thousand rubles on her birthday, while Paul received a cheap watch.
- As in the 16th century, the monarchs delegated their power to unpopular court favourites.
- Most of these men, court favourites, Basmanov and Viazemsky, included, were condemned to death along with Prince Peter Obolensky-Serebriany and a handful of others.
- Not much is known of this building except that Queen Elizabeth I gave it to Robert Dudley, her childhood friend and court favourite.
- Soon after, Henry VIII sold it to one of his court favourites, and it remained in private ownership for almost four centuries.
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