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Dorothea (other)
Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy. People with this name include: Aristocracy * Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670–1748), Duchess of Parma * Dorotea Gonzaga (1449–1468), duchess consort of Milan * Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1591–1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg * Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1676–1731), last Countess of Hanau * Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1587–1609), princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage * Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617), Duchess of Saxe-Weimar * Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1654–1682), German princess * Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674–1713), Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen * Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607–1634), princess of Anhalt-Zerbst * Dorothea of Brandenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Of Denmark (other)
Dorothea of Denmark may refer to: *Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430–1495), wife of Christopher III of Denmark and later Christian I of Denmark *Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504–1547), daughter of Frederick I of Denmark and first wife Anna of Brandenburg, and wife of Albert, Duke of Prussia *Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511–1571), wife of Christian III of Denmark *Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520–1580), daughter of Christian II of Denmark, and wife of Frederick II, Elector Palatine *Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1528–1575), daughter of Frederick I of Denmark and second wife Sophie of Pomerania, and wife of Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch *Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Princess Dorothea of Denmark (29 June 1546 – 6 January 1617) was the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1561 until 1592 as the consort of Duke William the Younger.Das fürstliche Beilager Herzog Johann Casimirs auf Schloss Heldburg und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorotea Bucca
Dorotea Bocchi (1360–1436) (also sometimes referred to as Dorotea Bucca) was an Italian noblewoman known for studying medicine and philosophy. Dorotea was associated with the University of Bologna, though there are differing beliefs regarding the extent of her participation at the university ranging, from whether she taught or held a position there.Tommaso Duranti, Dorotea Bocchi. Di donne, università medievali e internet "Storicamente", 15-16 (2019-2020), no. 55. DOI: 10.12977/stor801'' Despite these debates, there is consensus that she flourished and was active at the university for more than 40 years, beginning from 1390 onwards.Brooklyn Museum: Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: The Dinner Party: H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Of Montau
Dorothea (or Dorothy) of Montau (german: Dorothea von Montau; pl, Dorota z Mątowów) (6 February 1347 – 25 June 1394) was an anchoress and visionary of 14th century Prussia. After centuries of veneration in Central Europe, she was canonized in 1976. Life Dorothea was born at Groß Montau, Prussia ( Mątowy Wielkie) to the west of Marienburg (Malbork) to a wealthy farmer from Holland, Willem Swarte (Schwartze). She was married at the age of 16 or 17 to the swordsmith Adalbrecht of Danzig (Gdańsk), an ill-tempered man in his 40s. Almost immediately after marrying she began to experience visions. Her husband had little patience with her spiritual experiences and abused her. Later, she converted him and both made pilgrimages to Cologne, Aachen, and Einsiedeln. While Dorothea, with her husband's permission, was on pilgrimage to Rome, he died in 1389 or 1390. Of their nine children eight died, four in infancy, and four during the plague of 1383. The surviving daughter, Gertrud, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Of Caesarea
Dorothea of Caesarea (''Dorothea, Dora''; often just called ''Saint Dorothy'', died ca. 311 AD) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or ''acta'' is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the late Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself. Dorothea and her companion, Theophilus, are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology as martyrs of Caesarea in Cappadocia, with a feast on 6 February. She is officially recognized as a virgin martyr. However, since only those feast of saints should be extended to the universal church which commemorate saints who are truly of universal significance, her feast is no longer included in the General Roman Calendar, but in some regional calendars. Life The earliest record that mentions Dorothea is found in the '' Martyrologium Hieronymianum''. This first record contains only three basic facts: the day of martyrdom, the place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Of Alexandria
Dorothea of Alexandria (died c. 320) is venerated as a Christian virgin and saint. Her legend states that the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daia courted her, yet she rejected his suit in fidelity to Christianity and virginity, and fled Alexandria. She died in Arabia around 320. Historicity Eusebius of Caesarea wrote that Emperor Maximinus had an insane passion for a noble maiden who was famous for her wealth, education, and virginity. When the maiden refused his advances, he exiled her and seized all of her wealth. Eusebius did not name the maiden, yet Tyrannius Rufinus denominated her "Dorothea" and wrote that she fled to Arabia. Caesar Baronius identified the maiden in Eusebius' narrative as Catherine of Alexandria; however, the hagiographical Bollandists rejected this theory. In the 16th century, Dorothea was confused with Dorothea of Caesarea, a more famous saint of the same name, whose feast day is 6 February. Consequently, sometimes 6 February was celebrated also as the feast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Dorothea Of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, known also as ''Dorothea von Holstein-Beck'' and ''Dorothea von Ziedewitz'', (24 November 1685 – 25 December 1761), was a German princess of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach. Family She was the eldest of the thirteen children of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, by his wife, Princess Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1658-1740). Of all her siblings, only seven survived to adulthood: Frederick William II, who inherited Beck after succeeding his father; Charles Louis, later husband of the Countess Orzelska and ruler of Beck after the death of his nephew; Philipp Wilhelm, who died unmarried in 1729; Luise Albertine, by marriage von Seeguth-Stanislawsky; Peter August, who years later inherited Beck from his older brother; Sophie Henriette, Burgravine and Countess of Dohna-Schlobitten; and Charlotte, Abbess of Quedlinburg. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Dorothea Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha
, succession = Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein , image = Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.jpg , caption = , reign = 2 August 1898 – 22 February 1921 , reign-type = Tenure , spouse =Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein , house = Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry , father =Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , mother =Princess Louise of Belgium , birth_date = , birth_place = Vienna, Austria-Hungary , death_date = , death_place = Schloss Taxis, Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany , burial_date = , burial_place = St. Augustin, Coburg , signature = , religion = Roman Catholicism Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967) was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (german: Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (german: Herzogin zu Schleswig-Holstein) through her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Dorothea Of Courland
Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling Duchess of Sagan between 1845 and 1862. Her mother was Dorothea von Medem, Duchess of Courland, and although her mother's husband, Duke Peter von Biron, acknowledged her as his own, her true father may have been the Polish statesman Count Aleksander Batowski. For a long time, she accompanied the French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord; she was the separated wife of his nephew, Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord. Life Dorothea was born in Friedrichsfelde Palace near Berlin, the fourth and last daughter of Duchess Dorothea of Courland, who was by then separated from her husband, Duke Peter of Courland. Dorothea's paternity is disputed but generally assigned to Count Aleksander Batowski, a Polish envoy to the Duchy of Courland. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margravine Dorothea Charlotte Of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (28 November 1661 – 15 November 1705) was a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage took place on 1 December 1687. Life Dorothea Charlotte was a daughter of the Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667), from his second marriage to Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634–1664), daughter of Joachim Ernest of Oettingen-Oettingen. On 1 December 1687 she married Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was under the guardianship of his mother, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg until 1688. Dorothea Charlotte was a pietist and exerted some influence upon the affairs of state in favour of the pietists in the first years of her marriage. In cooperation with Philipp Jakob Spener, whose patron she became, she promoted pietism at the court and the local University. After her death, Ernest Louis turned against pietism. She died in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Palatinate
The Electoral Palatinate (german: Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (), was a state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The electorate had its origins under the rulership of the Counts Palatine of Lotharingia from 915, it was then restructured under the Counts Palatine of the Rhine in 1085. These counts palatine of the Rhine would serve as prince-electors () from "time immemorial", and were noted as such in a papal letter of 1261, they were confirmed as electors by the Golden Bull of 1356. The territory stretched from the left bank of the Upper Rhine, from the Hunsrück mountain range in what is today the Palatinate region in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the adjacent parts of the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine (bailiwick of Seltz from 1418 to 1766) to the opposite territory on the east bank of the Rhine in present-day Hesse and Baden-Württemberg up to the Odenwald range and the southern Kraichgau re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Susanne Of Simmern
Dorothea Susanne of Simmern (15 November 1544 in Simmern – 8 April 1592 in Weimar) was a princess of the Electorate of the Palatinate and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. Life Dorothea Susanne was the daughter of elector palatine Frederick III (1515–1576) from his marriage to Princess Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1519–1567), daughter of Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She married on 15 June 1560 in Heidelberg Duke John William, of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573). After their marriage, the couple lived mostly in Weimar. After the death of her husband Elector August of Saxony acted as guardian of her children. This policy was meant to isolate the children from their mother's political and religious influence. She was assigned a new residence outside Weimar, appropriately named ''New House''. The Red Castle in Weimar was built for her from 1574 to 1576. She used it as her widow seat after its completion. Its Renaissance portal is decorated with an alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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