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Amedeo Vecci
Amedeo is an Italian given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus and the Spanish and Portuguese Amadeo. People with this name include: * A number of rulers and nobles associated with the historical region of Savoy ** Amadeus II, Count of Savoy ( 1078–1080) ** Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (r. 1103–1148) ** Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (r. 1233–1253) ** Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (r. 1285–1323) ** Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (r. 1343–1383) ** Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (r. 1383–1391) ** Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (r. 1391–1440), better known as Antipope Felix V ** Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (r. 1465–1472) ** Amedeo di Savoia (1845–1890), later Amadeo I of Spain ** Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898–1942) ** Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021) *Amedeo Avogadro Italian scientist *Amedeo Felisa (born 1946), CEO of Ferrari and Aston Martin *Amedeo Modigliani (a.k.a. Modi) Italian pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadeus IX, Duke Of Savoy
Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. The Catholic Church venerates him with a liturgical feast on March 30. Life He was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Anne de Lusignan, daughter of Janus of Cyprus, King of Cyprus. In 1452, his mother arranged a political marriage to Yolande of Valois (1434–1478), sister of Louis XI of France and daughter of Charles VII of France. Because of his epilepsy and retirement, she was left in control of the state. France and the Holy Roman Empire competed to gain control of Savoy's strategically important Alpine's mountain passes and trade routes. His sister, Charlotte of Savoy, became the second wife of Louis XI of France. French influence increased in Savoy and involved the country in the wars between France and the emperors. The Castle of Moncalleri in Piedmont, Italy was initially built around 1100 as a fortress on a hill, to command the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadeus (other)
Amadeus may refer to: *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), prolific and influential composer of classical music *Amadeus (name), a given name and people with the name * ''Amadeus'' (play), 1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer * ''Amadeus'' (film), 1984 film based on the play *Amadeus (presenter) (1962), an Italian television and radio presenter *Amadeus Quartet, a former English string ensemble *Amadeus, a database of financial and business information on European firms, developed by Bureau van Dijk *Amadeus CRS, a computer reservation system used by airlines and travel agencies **Amadeus IT Group, a travel and tourism industry transaction processor and owner of Amadeus CRS *Amadeus Basin, a sedimentary basin in Australia *Amadeus Press, publishing house, imprint of Rowman & Littlefield *Amadeus (airline), former German airline See also *Amade (name) *Amadea (other) *Amadee (other) *Amadeo (other) *Amédée (other) *Amedeo (other) Amedeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadee (other)
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Amadee may refer to: People *Amadee Wohlschlaeger (1911–2014), American cartoonist known professionally as just "Amadee" * Amadee J. Van Beuren (1880–1938), American film producer *Joseph Amadee Goguen (1941–2006), American computer scientist *F. Amadee Bregy, namesake of the F. Amadee Bregy School Other uses *AMADEE, several programs of the Austrian Space Forum#AMADEE Program See also *Amade (name) * Amadea (other) * Amadeo (other) * Amédée (other) * Amedeo (other) * Amadeus (other) Amadeus may refer to: *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), prolific and influential composer of classical music *Amadeus (name), a given name and people with the name * ''Amadeus'' (play), 1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer * ''Amadeus'' (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadea (other)
Amadea may refer to: People * Amadea Palaiologina of Monferrato (1418–1440), queen consort and wife of king John II of Cyprus * Princess Amadea Reuss of Köstritz * Hon. Miranda Amadea Chaplin (born 1956), daughter of Anthony Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin * Amadea Fredonia (1631–1633), daughter of Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen * Amadea Qureta, a 2018 contestant on ''The Voice Kids Indonesia'' (season 3) Fictional characters * Amadea, a version of Cinderella, from '' The Coachman Rat'' * Amadea, a fictional hen from ''Sauerkraut'' (TV series) Other uses * Amadea (ship), several ships of the name ** , a cruise ship owned by Amadea Shipping Company and operated by Phoenix Reisen ** M/Y ''Amadea'', a superyacht built by Lürssen and owned by Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov * Amadea Resort, part of the Prime Plaza Hotels and Resorts in Indonesia See also * Amadeus (name), whose feminine form is Amadea * Amadeans, a Roman Catholic religious order of mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Amedeo Of Belgium, Archduke Of Austria-Este
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano; born 21 February 1986) is a grandson of King Albert II of Belgium, and thus a member of the Belgian royal family. He is also heir-apparent to the headship of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is sixth in line to the throne of Belgium. Birth and family Amedeo was born on 21 February 1986 at the Saint-Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, as the first child and elder son of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Princess Astrid of Belgium. He bears the same given name as his paternal great-grandfather, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. His godparents are his maternal uncle, King Philippe and grandmother, Queen Paola of Belgium. Amedeo himself is godfather to his cousin, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant. Amedeo has one younger brother, Joachim (b. 1991), and three younger sisters: Maria Laura ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (, ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. By 1912, Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne. Modigliani's oeuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His main subject was portraits and full figures, both in the images and in the sculptures. Modigliani had little success while alive, but after his death achieved great popularity. He died of tubercular m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Felisa
Amedeo Felisa (born 1946) is an Italian businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of Aston Martin since May 2022. He was CEO of Ferrari from 2008 to 2016. Felisa was born in Milan in 1946. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan. Felisa was CEO of Ferrari from 2008 to 2016 when it was a Fiat subsidiary. In May 2022, Aston Martin announced that Tobias Moers Tobias Moers (born May 1966) is a German businessman, and was the chief executive (CEO) of Aston Martin from August 2020 to May 2022. Moers was born in May 1966 in Freiburg. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences ... was stepping down as CEO with immediate effect, and that Felisa would succeed him. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Felisa, Amedeo Living people Ferrari people 1946 births Businesspeople from Milan Italian chief executives Polytechnic University of Milan alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Avogadro
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also , ; 9 August 17769 July 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for his contribution to molecular theory now known as Avogadro's law, which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules. In tribute to him, the ratio of the number of elementary entities (atoms, molecules, ions or other particles) in a substance to its amount of substance (the latter having the unit mole), , is known as the Avogadro constant. This constant is denoted ''N''A, and is one of the seven defining constants of the SI. Biography Amedeo Avogadro was born in Turin to a noble family of the Kingdom of Sardinia (now part of Italy) in the year 1776. He graduated in ecclesiastical law at the late age of 20 and began to practice. Soon after, he dedicated himself to physics and mathematics (then called ''positive philosophy''), and in 1809 started tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Amedeo, Duke Of Aosta (b
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. During World War II, he was the Italian Viceroy of Italian East Africa (''Africa Orientale Italiana'', or AOI). Biography Amedeo was born in Turin, Piedmont, to Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (son of Amadeo I of Spain and Princess Maria Vittoria), and Princess Hélène (daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans). As his patrilinal great-grandfather was King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, he was a member of the House of Savoy. He was known from birth by the courtesy title of ''Duke of Apulia''. Amedeo was a very tall man (in stark contrast of the King who was known to be quite short). According to Amedeo Guillet, he was once referred to by a journalist as "Your Highness" (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Amedeo, Duke Of Aosta
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. During World War II, he was the Italian Viceroy of Italian East Africa (''Africa Orientale Italiana'', or AOI). Biography Amedeo was born in Turin, Piedmont, to Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (son of Amadeo I of Spain and Princess Maria Vittoria), and Princess Hélène (daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans). As his patrilinal great-grandfather was King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, he was a member of the House of Savoy. He was known from birth by the courtesy title of ''Duke of Apulia''. Amedeo was a very tall man (in stark contrast of the King who was known to be quite short). According to Amedeo Guillet, he was once referred to by a journalist as "Your Highness" (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadeo I Of Spain
Amadeo ( it, Amedeo , sometimes latinized as Amadeus; full name: ''Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia''; 30 May 184518 January 1890) was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873. The first and only King of Spain to come from the House of Savoy, he was the second son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and was known for most of his life as the Duke of Aosta, the usual title for a second son in the Savoyard dynasty. He was elected by the Cortes Generales as Spain's monarch in 1870, following the deposition of Isabel II, and was sworn in the following year. Amadeo's reign was fraught with growing republicanism, Carlist rebellions in the north, and the Cuban independence movement. After three tumultuous years in the throne, he abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873, and the First Spanish Republic was declared as a result. He founded the Aosta branch of Italy's royal House of Savoy, which is junior in agnatic descent to the branch descended from King Umberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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