favourite

Intimate companion of a ruler or other important person

EntitypositionQ1996375

Also known as favorite · fav · favourite individual

Instance of: position
Subclass of: socialite

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In history and politics, a favourite was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In post-classical and early-modern Europe, among other times and places, the term was used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler. It was especially a phenomenon of the 16th and 17th centuries, when government had become too complex for many hereditary rulers with no great interest in or talent for it, and political institutions were still evolving. From 1600 to 1660 there were particular successions of all-powerful minister-favourites in much of Europe, particularly in Spain, England, France and Sweden.

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Different from: Favourite
Native label: favori
Female form of label: Favorite
privada
favoritka
ljubljenka
фаворитка
Male form of label: фаворит

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