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Adelheid Of Habsburg
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: * Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great * Eupraxia of Kiev (1071–1109), regnal name Adelheid * Adelheid of Vohburg (1122–1190), first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor * Adelheid of Wolfratshausen (died 1126), second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach * Adelheid (abbess of Müstair) (fl. 1211–1233), Swiss Benedictine abbess * Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835–1900), niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom * Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787), German composer * Adelheid von Gallitzin (1748–1806), Russian princess from Prussia * Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792-1849), Queen consort of the United Kingdom (Queen Adelaide) * Adelheid Popp (1869–1939), Austrian journalist and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Italy
Adelaide of Italy (german: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great; she was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated ''consors regni'', denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995. Life Early life Born in Orbe Castle, Orbe, Kingdom of Upper Burgundy (now in modern-day Switzerland), she was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, a member of the Elder House of Welf, and Bertha of Swabia. She became involved from the beginning in the complicated fight to control not only Burgundy but also Lombardy. The battle between her father Rudolf II and Berengar I to control northern Italy ended with Berengar's death, and Rudolf could claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archduchess Adelheid Of Austria
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (3 January 1914 – 2 October 1971) was an archduchess of Austria, as the daughter of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Empress Zita. Biography Early years Archduchess Adelheid was born on 3 January 1914,Birth record in church book of parish Vienna - Hetzendorf, p. 03-Taufe_0267 in the . She was the second child and eldest daughter of and his wife, |
Adele (given Name)
Adele (also spelled Adèle) is a feminine given name meaning 'nobility'. It derives from German ''Adel'' meaning 'nobility' or ''adal'', 'noble'. In Italy its name day is 24 December in honor of Adela of Pfalzel. Its male form is the Germanic given name Adel. The name appears very similar to the Arabic word "Adel" (Arabic عادِل and often pronounced ''ɒdel'', meaning 'noble' or 'just' from the Arabic root 'Adl' (Arabic عَدل) pronounced ''ædl'' meaning 'justice' and 'nobility'. People with the given name A–F * Adèle of Champagne (1140–1206), French queen consort * Adèle Charvet (born 1983), French mezzo-soprano * Adèle of Dreux, French countess * Adele of Meaux (950–980), French countess * Adele of Valois, French countess * Adele of Vermandois (910–960), French countess * Adele Addison (born 1925), American singer * Adele Adkins, professionally known just as Adele (born 1988), English singer-songwriter * Adele Ajosun (died 1837), Oba of Lagos * Adèle Alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi (given Name)
Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, ''Heidi''. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: Adelaide), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde, and Heidemarie. Given name A–F *Heidi Alexander (born 1975), British politician *Heidi Allen (born 1975), British politician *Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish armwrestler * Heidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese swimmer * Heidi Androl (born 1980), candidate for ''The Apprentice:Los Angeles'' (US Season 6, 2005) *Heidi Astrup (born 1972), Danish handball player *Heidi Baker (born 1959), American missionary in Africa *Heidi Barrett (born 1958), California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide (given Name)
Adelaide is the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German ''Adalheidis'', meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Queen Adelaide, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is ''Adélaïde'' or ''Adélaide'' and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name ''Addie'' is a diminutive of Adelaide and ''Heidi'' is a nickname for ''Adelheid'' which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna Spyri's novel ''Heidi'' (1880). People with the name Notable people so named include: Nobles * Saint Adelaide of Italy (died 999), wife of Otto the Great * Adelaide of Aquitaine (died 1004) * Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (died 1015) * Adelaide of Susa (died 1091) * Adelaide del Vasto (died 1118) * Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois (died 1120 or 1124) * Adélaide de Maurienne (1092–1154) * Adelaide of Poland (died 1211) * Adelaide of Holland (1230–1284) * Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Morath
Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place ..., finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 18th. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and finished 16. References External links * * * * 1984 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics German female cyclists Marathon mountain bikers Olympic cyclists of Germany Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau German mountain bikers Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 20th-century German women 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Schulz
Adelheid Schulz (born 31 March 1955) is a former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction. Early life Having trained as a nurse, Schulz moved to Karlsruhe in the early 1970s and took up residence in a flat with Günter Sonnenberg, Knut Folkerts and her boyfriend Christian Klar – who would all at a later time be convicted of terrorist crimes. It was around this time that Schulz was exposed to radicalism, and it was in the seventies that Schulz decided to embark on a life of terrorism. Terrorism Schulz became an important member of the second generation of the Red Army Faction. *In 1977 she rented an apartment overlooking the villa of Jürgen Ponto, from which he was observed (he was later killed by RAF terrorists). *Later in 1977, Schulz was involved in planning the kidnap- murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer. *In 1978 she was involved in a gun-battle with four Dutch customs men in the border town of Kerkrade, which resulted in the deaths of two of the Dutchmen. *Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Arndt
Adelheid Arndt (born 3 January 1952, in Heidelberg) is a German actress. Life The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied ethnology in Berlin and graduated there from 1973 to 1977 from acting school. She started her acting career at the Grips-Theater 1976 and received a role in the film ', set in Prague during the period between 1936 and 1946. For her leading role in the film ''1+1=3'' e(1979), in which she represented a pregnant woman between two men, she received a German Film Award, the Ernst Lubitsch Award and a Grand Prix at IFF Montreal. The versatile actress appeared in the 80s in several television films and series, and collaborated actively in the ZDF Children's Series ''Quadriga'', for which she earned a prize from the European Union. In the 90s they turned next to their work in television again especially the theater. Adelheid Arndt has a daughter named Johanna (1984). Filmography *1977: ' *1977: ''Tagebuch des Verführers'' (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Seeck
Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Noltenius Brothers'' (1945) * ''Where the Trains Go'' (1949) * ''Three Girls Spinning'' (1950) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * '' Once I Will Return'' (1953) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1955) * '' Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter'' (1956) * ''Devil in Silk'' (1956) * ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'' (1957) * ''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1958) * '' The Rest Is Silence'' (1959) * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) * ''My Husband, the Economic Miracle'' (1961) * ''Waiting Room to the Beyond ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Popp
Adelheid Popp (11 February 1869 – 7 March 1939) was an Austrian feminist and socialist who worked as a journalist and politician. Early life Adelheid Popp, born Adelheid Dworschak, was born 11 February 1869, into a poor working-class family in Inzersdorf, Vienna, Austria (now part of Liesing). Out of 15 children, only five survived in the family, and Popp was the youngest of the five. Her father, Adalbert, was a weaver and an abusive alcoholic. Popp grew up in a violent environment, and at six years old her father died, leaving the family more impoverished than before. She received three years of formal education, only to have to leave school at the age of 10 to help support her family. She worked briefly as a domestic worker, as a seamstress' apprentice crocheting handkerchiefs, and finally as a factory worker. In the mid-1880s she became interested in politics. A friend of her brother introduced her to the working class social movement and social democratic newspapers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupraxia Of Kiev
Eupraxia may refer to: * Eupraxia (mythology) * Eupraxia - the art of performing a function correctly as discussed in the Memorabilia (Xenophon) * Eupraxia or Euphrasia of Constantinople * Eupraxia of Kiev, Holy Roman Empress. See also * Praxis (other) Praxis may refer to: Philosophy and religion *Praxis (process), the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practised, embodied, or realised * Praxis model, a way of doing theology * Praxis (Byzantine Rite), the practice of fai ... * Dyspraxia {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Saxe-Meiningen
, house = Saxe-Meiningen , father = Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , mother = Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Bentley Priory, Middlesex, England , burial_date = 13 December 1849 , burial_place = Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle , signature = UK-Royal-Signature Adelaide.svg Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King William IV. Adelaide was the daughter of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her. Early life Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany, the eldest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
