1. French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566); [syn: Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Diane de Poitiers
n 1: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had
more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de
Medicis (1499-1566) [syn: Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de
Valentinois]