But the Duke and the Dowagerhave been most sympathetic.
As the etiquette here is very strict and the Dowager Duchess is most particular, I pray that Jane may be careful and guarded in her expressions.
The Margravine-Dowager especially assur'd me that she would continue that Protection with which she had always honor'd me.
Queen Dowager was condol'd by the French Court, on the Miscarriage of the Pretender's Expedition to Scotland, 299.
I found at this City the Countess Dowager of Wartemberg, who was lately come hither.
This Court was always one of the politest in Germany, especially during the Life of the late Princess Sophia, the Electoress Dowager and Mother.
The first of the Princesses of the Blood was the Princess-Dowager of Conde, Anne of Bavaria Countess-Palatine, Daughter of Edward Prince-Palatine of the Rhine.
What she said to the Author on the Misfortunes of the Queen of England, who was Dowager to James II.
The Princess Sophia-Charlotta Duchess-Dowager of Mecklemburg-Swerin, who lives still in Mecklemburg, from whence she often goes to the Court of her Father.
The Princess Mary-Louisa, Dowager of the Prince of Nassau-Friesland drown'd in his Passage at the Moerdyke.
The Princess of Conti, the second Dowager is by Birth Princess of Conde.
A letter from dowager Lady Harcourt, on the visibly approaching dissolution of my dear honoured royal mistress !
This I was to transmit to his royal highness by means of the Duchess dowager of Buccleugh - who was also entreated to make known the duke's situation to M.
Lincoln, with Lord Lovell and others of his friends, was in exile at the court of the dowager Duchess of Burgundy, sister to Edward IV.
Of this we have a curious illustration in the style employed by the Queen Dowager of Henry V.
The Queen Dowager was prevented from being present at the Ceremony in consequence of indisposition.
They have all done well, from the Dowager Countess to the Queen, ending with the prince ship-owners of Blackwall and Newcastle.
Her eldest son has been presented to the living of Radstock by the Dowager Countess of Waldegrave; the second son had been previously appointed by Sir W.
Before he died he arranged that the Dowager should reign over the principality as long as she lived, and that my daughter should then succeed her.
The Dowager was a middle-aged woman dressed in rusty black, with a quick eye and an eager expression.
It was nearly high noon on the following day that the Dowagerleft the palace, taking with her all her belongings.
He wished to be grateful to these good friends, but, as he had a respect to appearances, he did not desire the Dowager to know that these humble persons were to be his first guests in the palace.
He greatly wanted the principality; he would be homeless and forlorn without one; and yet this Dowager was asking him a most outrageous price.
Early in the afternoon the Dowager returned to the palace to superintend the removal of her parrots.
Our position in the palace will then be assured, and the Dowager will have nothing to say, either about our presence here or about anything else.
The Dowager glared at the Princess Ferrando, and, having shaken her long forefinger at that beautiful young lady, she departed, and was never seen in the palace again.
At this point the Dowagerwas called out by a servant, who in a whisper asked her if the visitors were going to stay to dinner.
When the Adherent heard the sum mentioned by the Dowager his countenance grew almost black, and Prince Ferrando stood in silent amazement.
After a time, when theDowager departs this life, my daughter, by virtue of inheritance, will reign over the principality, and you will be her consort.
The Dowager soon showed such a disposition to meddle with everything that was going on that my position gradually became so intolerable that I determined to retire to a hermit's cell, to which my daughter accompanied me.
His conduct toward her poor mother, the dowager queen, Elizabeth Woodville, was still more unfriendly.
She has either been getting a lecture from the dowager or has found something out,” he said to himself.
But at that moment the portly form of Dr Congleton appeared from the direction of the ballroom with a still more portly dowager on his arm.
As these decorations for thedowager Duchess D'Este were made just about the middle of Columbus' Century, the authoritative description of them will be the best document.
The Princess Sophia, Electress Dowager of Hanover, was the person on whom the eyes of the Protestants were now turned; but the nation was in a state of much uncertainty.
Whilst such women as the infamous and murderous Countess of Essex and the Dowager Countess Villiers were the leading stars of the Court, the tone of morals must have been low indeed.
We called up the dowager countess, Comyn's mother, and Carlisle broke the news to her, mercifully lightening me of a share of the blame.
The dowager wanted so many letters written, and so many articles read to her.
For the moment he was living on charity, for of course he could not dream of paying the dowager for his board and lodgings.
That evening the dowager came to the conclusion that she would have to look out for a new companion and secretary.
As the companion and private secretary of the Dowager Duchess of Flint, she had to read the papers every day, and not only the political articles, but the commercial and financial.
The dowager made him welcome, and placed the library and a bedroom above at his disposal for as long as he might care to stay.
Her father, much to her surprise, remained at the Manor, he and the dowager having come to terms that appeared to be mutually satisfactory.
Then the dowager summoned her to read an article to her out of the Spectator.
This experienced dowager acted as mistress of the ceremonies on such occasions, and was the trusty depositary of more intrigues than were known to any dozen of her worshipful calling besides.
Its severity had so appalled the Dowager Queen of Hungary, that she had made a journey to Augsburg expressly to procure a mitigation of some of its provisions.
Her daughter's husband no doubt would see that she had a fitting home, with all the appanages and paraphernalia suited to a dowager Countess.
Suppose the Italian woman were to come forward afterwards with her claim as the widow, where then would be my client's position, and her title as dowager countess, and her claim upon her husband's personal estate?
Miss Monckton lives with her mother, the old Dowager Lady Galway, in a noble house in Charles-street, Berkeleysquare, The room was large and magnificent.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dowager" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
