Mr. Ndombasi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): I find myself in a position that reminds me of the teachings of the “Spanish Machiavelli”, Baltazar Gracián y Morales, about what one should be and what one should do, in his book The Courtier's Oracle
A courtier described her as "moonfaced", "with hair like musk" whilst one of her fathers pupils wondered how a woman of her beauty could be so intelligent.
The Greek stories of the end of Xerxes’ reign revolve around marital difficulties, disorders in the harem, and a supposed dominance of Xerxes by certain of his courtiers.
Colin and Colette love one another, yet they suspect each other of being unfaithful — in Colin's case, with the lady of the manor, and in Colette's with a courtier.
It is as Philip Chesterfield, 18th-century English courtier and orator, rightly said: “I have run the silly rounds of pleasure, and have done with them all.
In the court at the Palace of Versailles, "thousands of courtiers, including men and women who inhabited its apartments, acted as both performers and spectators in daily rituals that reinforced the status hierarchy".
At Genesis 37:36 (KJ) it is translated “officer,” and a marginal note states: “But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers.”
To be sure, the King and his courtiers are much relieved that the Arab Spring did not lead to the creation of functioning democracies in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, or Syria.
Some of Joanna's courtiers and servants were tortured and later executed, including her Sicilian governess Philippa the Catanian and the latter's family.
Historian Christopher Haigh explains: “On her throne, Elizabeth was the Virgin Queen; towards the Church she was a mother, with her nobles she was an aunt, to her councillors a nagging wife, and to her courtiers a seductress.”
He ruthlessly eliminated anyone he regarded as a threat to his power, executing almost all the Safavid royal princes as well as leading courtiers and generals.