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Amalie (given Name)
Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic. Notable people with the name include: * Cristiane Luise Amalie Becker (1778–1797), German actress * Amalie Benjamin (born 1982), American sportswriter * Amalie Sara Colquhoun (1894-1974), Australian landscape and portrait painter * Amalie Dietrich (1821–1891), German naturalist * Amalie Grøn Hansen (born 1996), Danish handballer * Amalie Hofer (1820–1872), German revolutionary * Amalie Kass (born 1928), American historian * Amalie Konsa (1873–1949), Estonian actress * Amalie Malling (born 1948), Danish classical pianist * Amalie Nacken (1855–1940 Munich), German philanthropist * Amalie "Emmy" Noether (1882–1935), German mathematician * Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (1738–1793), Danish actress * Amalie Schoppe (1791–1858), German writer * Klara Amalie Skoglund (1891–1978) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Nacken
Amalie Nacken (born 17 April 1855 in Gillrath; died 6 September 1940 in Munich) was a German philanthropist who was an abolitionist and protected German youth against neglect and maltreatment. In 1924–1925, she used her own fortune to establish two homes for children. Life and work She was the daughter of a landowner and received a private education until the age of 15. Afterwards, Amalie Nacken led the life of a "housemaid". At the age of 45 she decided to live on her own and moved to Munich. There Amalie Nacken became involved in the "Association for Women's Interests", which was founded in 1894 under the name "Society for the Promotion of Women's Intellectual Interests". Within the "Association for Women's Interests", which still calls itself today, she was responsible for the "Youth Group Department" and the "Local Group Commission". She worked closely with Ika Freudenberg, Sophia Goudstikker, Julie Kerschensteiner, Helene Sumper, Rosa Kempf and Luise Kiesselbach, among ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landgravine Amalie Of Hesse-Darmstadt
Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 June 1754 – 21 June 1832) was a Hereditary Princess of Baden by marriage to Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden. She was the daughter of Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Henriette Karoline of Palatine-Zweibrücken. Life Amalie was born in Prenzlau and was brought to St Petersburg with her mother in 1772 to visit the Russian court as one of the candidates for a marriage with the Tsarevich Paul Petrovich; Paul, however, decided upon her sister Wilhelmine. Hereditary Princess of Baden Amalie married her first cousin, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden on 15 July 1775. He was the son of Margrave Charles Frederick (who in 1806, after his father's death, became the 1st Grand Duke of Baden) and Princess Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, the daughter of Ludwig VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt. During her marriage, Amalie complained about her father-in-law's coldness and the childish behaviour of her husband. Amalie also miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederikke Amalie Of Denmark
Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark and Norway (11 April 1649 – 30 October 1704) was the second daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp from 1667 to 1695 as the consort of Duke Christian Albert. Life Frederica Amalie was a daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and his wife, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her father had been crowned king on 23 November 1648, about five months before she was born. She was married at Glücksburg Castle on 24 October 1667 to Duke Christian Albert of Holstein-Gottorp as part of a peace treaty between Denmark and Holstein-Gottorp, but the hostile parties continued to fight. The marriage was unhappy, with Frederica Amalia often tormented by the frequent disagreements between her brother, Christian V of Denmark, and her spouse. She was reportedly well known to be badly treated by Christian Albert, while the Danish royal family gave her all sorts of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Louise Amalie Of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below princess nobility and grand dukes. The title comes from French ''duc'', itself from the Latin ''dux'', 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. In most countries, the word ''duchess'' is the female equivalent. Following the reforms of the emperor Diocletian (which separated the civilian and military administrations of the Roman provinces), a ''dux'' became the military commander in each province. The title ''dux'', Hellenised to ''doux'', survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it continued in several contexts, signifying a rank equivalent to a captain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Amalie Of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg (24 March 1628 – 20 February 1685) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark. She is known for her political influence, as well as for her cultural impact: she acted as the adviser of her husband, and introduced ballet and opera to Denmark. Danske dronniger; fortaellinger og karakteristikker af Ellen Jorgensen og Johanne Skovgaard', Kobenhavn H. Hagerup, 1910 Life Early life Sophie Amalie was born at the Herzberg Castle, in Herzberg am Harz. Her parents were George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt. Nothing is known of her childhood. Sophie Amalie married Prince Frederick in Castle Glücksburg on 1 October 1643. The marriage was arranged in 1640, as it was considered suitable for the current situation of the groom: he was, at that point, archbishop of Bremen and not heir to the throne, and was not expected to succeed to the throne. It is believed to be a polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Auguste Of Bavaria
Amalie Auguste (13 November 1801, in Munich – 8 November 1877, in Dresden) was a Bavarian princess by birth and Queen of Saxony by marriage to King John of Saxony. Biography Amalie was the fourth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Elisabeth Louise, later Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederick William IV of Prussia. Three other sisters married King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria. In 1851 Amalie Auguste became chairwoman of Women's Association of Dresden (Frauenverein zu Dresden), an organisation founded by her sister, the then queen. Three years later, her husband inherited the throne and she became queen. In 1859 she reorganized the association as the ''Zentralausschuß obererzgebirgischen und der vogtländischen Frauenvereine'' and established a legal basis for it, under which the organisation continued until 1932. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archduchess Amalie Theresa Of Austria
Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response to the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French. Soon after Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine, Francis abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor. He was King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He also served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815. Francis II continued his leading role as an opponent of Napoleonic France in the Napoleonic Wars, and suffered several more defeats after the Battle of Austerlitz. The marriage of his daughter Marie Louise of Austria to Napoleon on 10 March 1810 was arguably his severest personal defeat. After the abdication of Napoleon following the War of the Sixth Coalition, Austria participated as a leading member of the Holy Alliance at the Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Winter
Amalie Winter was the pen name used by Amalie Karoline Charlotte Wilhelmine Henriette von Seebach (1802-1879), a German poet and novelist. Biography Amalie Karoline Charlotte Wilhelmine Henriette von Seebach was born in Weimar, Germany, 1802. Her father was Prussian major general Friedrich Johann Christian Heinrich von Seebach (1767-1847); her mother was Henriette Sophie Wilhelmine von Seebach, née von Stein-Nordheim (1773-1817). In early life, she became acquainted with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as trea ..., and her taste and mind were formed under his influence. In 1821, the day she turned 19, she married Ludwig Albrecht Joseph Gabriel Freiherr von Groß (1793-1857), who later became privy financial advisor of Saxony.''Gothaisches Genealo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Wichmann
Amalie Riggelsen Wichmann (born 4 March 1995) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for Horsens HK Horsens Håndboldkub Elite is a Danish handball club. In the 2018/19 season its first female team plays in the Danish 1st division after its relegation in 2010. The team plays at home in Forum Horsens. The club was established in 1985 when Hors .... References 1995 births Living people People from Vallensbæk Municipality Danish female handball players Handball players from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram (22 August 1846 – 15 March 1905) was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a woman's point of view with her naturalist writing. In Norway, she is frequently considered the most important female writer of the Modern Breakthrough (''Det moderne gjennombrudd''). Her more notable works include a tetralogy, ''Hellemyrsfolket'' (1887–98) which portray relations within a family over four generations. Biography Early life Berthe Amalie Alver was born in Bergen, Norway. Her parents were Mons Monsen Alver (1819–98) and Ingeborg Lovise Sivertsen (1821–1907). She was the only daughter in a family of five children. Her parents operated a small business, which went bankrupt when Amalie was 17 years old. Her father emigrated from Norway to the United States to avoid a term of imprisonment. Her mother was left with five children to care for. Her mother pressured Amalie into a marriage with an older man, Bernt Ulrik August Müller (1837–1898), a ship captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klara Amalie Skoglund
Klara Amalie Skoglund (22 September 1891 – 8 May 1978) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Oslo. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ... in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1937–1945. References * 1891 births 1978 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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