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In 2022, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer released Corsage, the excellent feminist re-reading of the life of 19th century Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi, with Vicki Krieps as the eccentric, anorexic empress and Florian Teichtmeister as her philandering husband, Franz Joseph I.
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Contemporary art work, frescoes and artifacts discovered during the property’s restoration, including a marble head of the Roman empress Livia Drusilla, are also on display.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
She is especially recognized for her starring role as the Russian empress Catherine II in the Hulu show The Great (2020–23), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actress in a comedy series.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Contemporary art work, frescoes and artifacts discovered during the property’s restoration, including a marble head of the Roman empress Livia Drusilla, are also on display.
—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
She is especially recognized for her starring role as the Russian empress Catherine II in the Hulu show The Great (2020–23), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actress in a comedy series.
—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.
—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empress
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Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
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Even the richest emperors of the past did not have the ability to satisfy their whims that is now possessed by any student in Chicago or Berlin or Kinshasa.
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The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.
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During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.
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The princess took to Instagram to celebrate her husband, Jack Brooksbank, on the special day.
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Her white cable knit Alexander McQueen frock first appeared in 2011, while the princess was visiting Canada, per Marie Claire UK.
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Resting options include double bunk beds in back and queen bed with bamboo mattress up front.
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Get a king for the price of a queen, or a queen for the price of a twin, plus a free adjustable base during the sale.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.
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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.
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They were welcomed by Oman’s foreign minister at the airport and are set to meet with Oman’s sultan for discussions.
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DeSantis and Tom Homan, the White House immigration czar, announced last week that the detention has served its purpose and was shutting down.
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Among the executives, NatGeo documentary czar Carolyn Bernstein got an invite, along with new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and New York Film Festival director Dennis Lim.
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
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“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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