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Elisabetta Bertotti
Elisabetta is an Italian feminine given name related to Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth. * Elisabetta Artuso (born 1974), Italian former middle distance runner * Elisabetta Barbato (1921–2014), Italian operatic soprano * Elisabetta Casellati (born 1946), Italian politician and the first Italian woman president of the Italian Senate * Elisabetta Dami (born 1958), Italian children's books author, creator of the character Geronimo Stilton * Elisabetta de Gambarini (1730–1765), English composer, mezzo-soprano, organist, harpsichordist, pianist, orchestra conductor and painter * Elisabetta Gardini (born 1956), Italian politician, TV presenter and actress * Elisabetta Gonzaga (1471–1526), Italian noblewoman renowned for her cultured and virtuous life * Elisabetta Grimani (died 1792), wife of the last Doge of Venice * Elisabetta Keller (1891–1969), Swiss painter * Elisabetta Querini (1628–1709), wife of the Doge of Venice by marriage * Elisabetta Sanna (1788–1857), Italian Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (given Name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew language, Hebrew name (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. Occurrence in the Bible "Elizabeth" appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife ("Elisheba, Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the Elizabeth (biblical figure), wife of the priest Zechariah (New Testament figure), Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also been the name of several saints and queens. Statistics The name has many variants in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. 'Elizabeth' was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. In the early 21st century, 'Elizabeth' has been among the top 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Keller
Elisabetta Keller, also known as Elisabeth Keller, (6 July 1891 – 19 February 1969) was a Swiss artist born in Italy and a founder of the Italian Soroptimist Club. Keller worked in many media, but preferred pastels. Though she created landscapes and still life, she was noted for her portraits, which were often of the upper-class and bourgeoisie of Milan. Among her subjects were her close friend, the poet Delio Tessa, and Pope Pius XI, a long-time family friend. The Soroptimist Club of Milan, the first Soroptimist club in Italy, was organized during a series of meetings held at Keller's residence in 1928. Besides Keller, the first 25 members included the composer Giulia Recli Giulia Recli (1890 – 19 December 1970) was an Italian composer and essayist. Born in Milan, Recli was a student under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Victor de Sabata, learning piano, composition and singing. She was awarded first and second prizes a ... and the writer Ada Negri. In 1931, Elisabeth Keller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Vendramini
Elisabetta Vendramini (9 April 1790 – 2 April 1860) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious who established the Franciscan Elizabethan Sisters in 1830 in Padua. She relocated there after she broke off her engagement to a man from Ferrara. Her beatification process commenced on 30 December 1938 - under Pope Pius XI - in a move that granted her the title of Servant of God. She was declared to be Venerable in 1989 while Pope John Paul II presided over her beatification on 4 November 1990. Life Elisabetta Vendramini was born on 9 April 1790 in Vicenza. She was educated in an Augustinian convent as a child and received her religious upbringing from both them and from her parents. In 1811 she became engaged - despite parental objection - to a man of humble origins from Ferrara. She broke off this engagement on the night before her wedding in 1817 because she felt a clear and concise call to the religious life so that she could devote herself to the needs of the poor. She b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Trenta
Elisabetta Trenta (born 4 June 1967) is an Italian politician who served as the Italian Minister of Defence in the Conte I Cabinet. Biography In 1994, Trenta graduated in political science at La Sapienza University of Rome. She also had a master in International Development and a master in Intelligence and security. She worked as an adviser for the mission Ancient Babylon for the Italian Ministry of Defence, and senior expert in the task force in Iraq for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2009, Trenta was recalled in service as captain in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon and in 2012 she coordinated a project in Libya for the reduction of illegal weapons. She is also deputy director of the Master in Intelligence and Security of Link Campus University, and has collaborated with the Military Center for Strategic Studies (CEMISS), focusing particularly on proxy wars. According to her curriculum, Trenta is engaged in social work through two associations of which she is vice-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Terabust
Elisabetta Terabust (5 August 1946 – 5 February 2018) was an Italian ballerina and company director. She trained at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and worked for the London Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet) and the Ballet National de Marseille. Terabust served as was director of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, La Scala, MaggioDanza of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and of the Corps de ballet at the Teatro di San Carlo at various points between 1990 and 2009. The primary ballet rehearsal room at the Teatro dell'Opera Di Roma Dancing School was renamed for her. Early life and career On 5 August 1946, Terabust was born Elisabetta Magli in Varese, Lombardy, Italy. Her mother Charlotte was a French women of Basque descent and took up training in ballet and dancing as a child. Terabust moved to Rome when she was eight years old, and began training at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma after joining it at age nine. She graduated from the school in 1962. Terabust practised under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was a pioneering female artist in early modern Bologna, who established an academy for other women artists. Life Elisabetta Sirani was born in Bologna on 8 January 1638, the first of four children of Margherita and Giovanni Andrea Sirani. Giovanni was an art merchant and painter of the Bolognese School, School of Bologna, having been a favorite pupil of Guido Reni. He did not produce many works during his lifetime; instead, he took over Reni's job as a teacher, and became the master in the first life school held in the house of Ettore Ghislieri. Sirani first trained as a painter in her father's studio. There is evidence that Giovanni was not inclined, at first, to have his daughter as a pupil, but she picked up his technique nonetheless and became one of the most renowned painters in Bologna. The art biographer Carlo Cesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Sanna
Elisabetta Sanna (full name ''Elisabetta Sanna Porcu'') (23 April 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Codrongianos Province of Sassari who was an active member of both the Secular Franciscan Order and the Union of the Catholic Apostolate. In the latter she was a friend and compatriot of Vincent Pallotti. As a result of smallpox, Sanna was for the most part disabled and further ailments prevented her from returning to her hometown after departing on a pilgrimage; this forced her to take up residence in Rome where she later died. Sanna married and bore seven children but was widowed after almost two decades of marriage. Pope Francis proclaimed her to be Venerable in 2014 after determining that she lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue. The pope approved the miracle attributed to her in 2016 which allowed for her beatification to occur. Cardinal Angelo Amato – on the behalf of the pope – presided over the beatification on 17 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Querini
Elisabetta Querini (November 12, 1628 in Venice – January 19, 1709 in Venice) was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Silvestro Valier (r. 1694-1700). Querini is described as the only Venetian dogaressa of any significance of the 17th century since Morosina Morosini-Grimani. Her consort was said to be known in history mostly through her. Although the Grand Council had, in 1645, abolished the elaborate ceremony for installing a new ''dogaressa'', because of its large expense to the state and to the Doge, Valiero convinced the council to grant an exception. As such, on March 4, 1694, Elisabetta Querini appeared clad in a cloth of gold robe adorned with sable, with a white veil and ''corno ducale'', (the version of ducal crown worn by the Doge and his wife) adorned with jewels, and a large diamond cross on her chest.Pompeo Molmenti, ''La storia di Venezia nella vita privata dalle origigini alla caduta della Repubblica'', 1927-1929. Together Valiero and his wife sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Grimani
Elisabetta Grimani (died 31 August 1792 in Treviso) was the last Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Ludovico Manin ( 1789–1797). Biography Elisabetta Grimani was the daughter of Antonio Grimani. She married Ludovico Manin on 14 September 1748. A contemporary description of her during the election of her spouse to Doge of Venice in 1789 related, "The triumph of the Doge must be somewhat dampened by his wife, who, by some womanish singularity, is not pleased at becoming Dogaressa. She would not appear at any of the feasts, but has hidden herself, according to some, at Murano, others say she has taken refuge in her steward's house!" Grimani was described as modest and simple. Grimani suffered from a long lasting terminal illness, resulting in large amounts of anxiety, but is said to have maintained a firmness of mind until her death in Treviso. She was the last Dogaressa of Venice, and the last to be afforded a state funeral as such. A Latin Latin (, or , ) is a cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Artuso
Elisabetta Artuso (born 25 April 1974) is a former Italian middle distance runner who won eight national titles at senior level. Biography Artuso has been able to win eight Italian titles with a distance of 13 years from the first to the last title. Achievements National titles *Italian Athletics Championships **800 m: 2001, 2004, 2011 *Italian Athletics Indoor Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from ... **800 m: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artuso, Elisabetta 1974 births Living people Italian female middle-distance runners Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Forestale 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Gonzaga
Elisabetta Gonzaga (1471–1526) was a noblewoman of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for her cultured and virtuous life. A member of the House of Gonzaga, she was a sister of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and by marriage the Duchess of Urbino. Because her husband, Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, was impotent, Elisabetta never had children of her own, but did adopt her husband's nephew and heir, Francesco Maria I della Rovere. Life Elisabetta was born in Mantua, Italy, the second daughter of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Margaret of Wittelsbach. Her brother was Francesco II Gonzaga. She married Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, the duke of Urbino, in 1489. Guidobaldo was sickly and impotent, and they had no children, but Elisabetta refused to divorce him and nursed him through his illnesses. After his death, Elisabetta refused to marry. Elisabetta's education led her to a life in the company of some the greatest minds of late 15th century Italy. Her court att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabetta Gardini
Elisabetta Gardini (3 June 1956) is an Italian politician and TV presenter. Biography Born in Padua, Gardini was a popular TV presenter, stage and screen actress. Her best-known television appearances have included ''Unomattina'' (1985-1986), ''Europa, Europa'' (1988-1990), and the leading role of Laura Andrei in ''Una donna per amico'' (1998-2000). Political career Gardini was once close to Christian Democracy (DC) and after that party was dissolved into the Italian People's Party (PPI), she was an unsuccessful candidate for Segni Pact in the 1994 general election. In 2004 Gardini was appointed spokesperson of Forza Italia (FI), with which she was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 2005 and to the Chamber of Deputies in 2006. In 2008 she was the first of the non elected candidates in the 2008 general election (Gardini entered in the Chamber of Deputies in July 2010, but resigned because she was MEP at that time). On 30 May 2008, she entered the European Parliament, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
