margravin

plural margravins

1. alternativeAlternative form of margravine.

   Margravin, ſ. markgraavin, f.

   [1798, Samuel Hull Wilcocke, A New and Complete Dictionary of the English and Dutch Languages; with a Vocabulary of Proper Names, Geographical, Historical, &c., London: […] C. Dilly, […]; and T. Boosey, […], page 151, column 2

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   On the 14th the Margravin Philipe gives a great Entertainment to the King and the new married Pair; […]

   1716, The Present State of Europe: or, The Historical and Political Mercury, […], volume XXVII, London: […] Henry Rhodes […]; And the Assigns of Eliz. Harris, page 500

   It [English] is alſo underſtood or ſpoken by moſt Perſons of Diſtinction, either for Birth, Letters or Taſte in Europe; and we know that her Royal Highneſs the Margravin of Bayreuth, the Princeſs Amalia, Siſters to the King of Pruſſia; the Princeſs of Waldeck, Madam Godtſchedin, and others renouned for their Wit in Germany; the learned Marquis Nicolini, Marquis Maffei, Count Algarotti &c. in Italy, with Madame de Bocage, Mr. Voltaire, Mr. D’Alembert, in France, and many other great Names, glory in the Knowledge of it; […]

   1751, Charles Bertram, “To the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty”, in Ethics from Séveral Authors, the Words Accented to Rénder the English Pronuntiation Éasy to Fóreigners, Copenhagen: […] [F]or the Author, […], by L. H. Lillie

   Upon an ample extended canvas exhibiting for a background the inside of a well-designed library and museum – I would have in full length and that standing in the middle (to give greater effect to the figure) her Serene Highness the Reigning Margravin. […] Upon a table near the Margravin, but particularly, in the hand of Her Highness is to be some conspicuous and interesting fossil or other subject in natural history, […] Near the Margravin and on the right side should be painted the figure of His Highness the Margrave himself, sitting with an ease and grace not difficult for an artist to imitate.

   1777 December 20, Peter Perez Burdett, letter to Baron von Edelsheim; quoted in Stephen Leach, “The Arbitration of Taste”, in The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023, →ISBN, pages 284–285

   *Princeſs Louiſa / *Rad Van Staate / *Roſe de Holland / *Margravin Van Anſpach

   [1780], A Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Flower Roots, Seeds, &c. Sold by Gordon, Dermer, and Thomson, Seed and Nurserymen, at Mile End, near London, page 149

   The philosopher dwells with apparent satisfaction on this subject, especially on the exemplary friendship which the king had for his sister, the Margravin of Bayreuth.

   1800, The German Museum, or Monthly Repository of the Literature of Germany, the North and the Continent in General, volume 1 for the year 1800, London: […] [F]or C. Geisweiler & the Proprietors, […], by C. Whittingham, […], page 246