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Margareta Bjurö
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians and Swedes and others. It may refer to: People * Margareta (missionary) (c. 1369–c. 1425), Swedish missionary *Margareta of Romania (born 1949), Crown-Princess of Romania *Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist *Margareta Alströmer (1763–1816), Swedish artist *Margareta Andersson (born 1948), Swedish politician *Margareta Bengtson (born 1966), Swedish soprano *Margareta Brahe (1603–1669), Swedish lady-in-waiting *Margareta Capsia Margareta Capsia (1682 – 20 June 1759) was a Swedish/Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland, which during her lifetime was a part of Sweden. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait pa ... (1682–1759), Finnish artist * Margareta Cederfelt (born 19459, Swedish politician * Margareta Cederschiöld, Swedish tennis player * Margareta Dockvil (died after 1673), Swedish hatmaker * Margareta Kozuch (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta (missionary)
Margareta (c. 1369 – c. 1414) was a Swedish Sami people, Sami missionary. She was given permission by the Swedish crown to preach and convert her fellow Sami to Christianity. Her position was unique for her as both a Sami and a woman. Biography Margareta was an enthusiastic Christian who worked for the Christianisation of the Sami. It is not known how Margareta herself became a Christian. The name Margareta is not a Sami name and was likely given to her after she became a Christian. After having sought the assistance among the Swedish clergy, monk Philippus Petri in Stockholm gave her a letter of recommendation to Vadstena Abbey in April 1389. Petri praised her for her missionary work, described her difficulties and called her a tool of God in the same way as Bridget of Sweden, Saint Bridget, and recommended that the Bishop of Uppsala should assist her. On 19 July 1389, List of bishops of Strängnäs, Bishop Tord Gunnarsson of Strängnäs instructed the monks at Vadstena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Dockvil
Margareta Dockvil (died after 1673), was a Swedish hatmaker. She played an important role in the guild conflict between the hat makers and hat ornament makers of Stockholm, and was the cause of an important reform. She was married to the Elder Dockvil of the hatmaker's guild in Stockholm. When she was widowed, she inherited the guild privilege of her late spouse and continued his profession. In August 1673, she was one of the four members of the Hat maker's Guild elected as spokesperson when the National Board of Trade summoned representatives of the two guilds of hatmaker's (''hatmakare'') and milliners (''hattstofferare''), which had long been involved in a conflict as their trades was similar: the ''hatmakare'' made the hats themselves, but the ''hattstofferare'' provided the materials, manufactured the ornaments of the hats, and had the privilege of selling parts of hats. Margareta Dockvil played a big role in this conflict, when she complained to the National Board of Trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Feminine Given Names
Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional foods **Romanian folklore *Romanian (stage), a stage in the Paratethys The Paratethys sea, Paratethys ocean, Paratethys realm or just Paratethys was a large shallow inland sea that stretched from the region north of the Alps over Central Europe to the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Paratethys was peculiar due to its pa ... stratigraphy of Central and Eastern Europe *'' The Romanian'' newspaper *'' The Romanian: Story of an Obsession'', a 2004 novel by Bruce Benderson * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita (other)
A margarita is a cocktail. Margarita may also refer to: Places * Margarita, Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cuneo * Margarita, Panama, a neighbourhood in Colón District * Margarita, Bolívar, a town in Bolívar Department, Colombia * Margarita, Álava, a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, Spain * Isla Margarita, Venezuela, an island in the state of Nueva Esparta * Margarita Province, Venezuela, one of the provinces of Gran Colombia * 310 Margarita, an asteroid Songs * "Margarita" (Sleepy Brown song), 2006 * "Margarita" (Valery Leontiev song), 1990 * "Margarita", by Elodie, 2019 * "Margarita", by Jack Ross, 1962 * "Margarita", by Traveling Wilburys from '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'', 1988 * "Margarita", by Wilkins, 1988 Biology * ''Margarita'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails in the family Turbinidae * ''Felis margarita'', a scientific name for the Sand Cat * Margarita (vegetable), a cultivar of sweet potato Other uses * Margarita (cartoonist), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaretha
Margaretha is the standard Dutch form of the feminine given name Margaret as well as a common form of it in Sweden. In daily life, many use a short form, like ''Gré'', '' Greet'', ''Greta'', '' Grietje'', '' Marga'', ''Margo'', ''Margot'', ''Margreet'', '' Margriet'', and ''Meta''. People with the name include: *Margaretha von Bahr (1921—2016), Finnish ballerina and choreographer *Margaretha van Bancken (1628–1694), Dutch publisher *Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard (1795–1872), Dutch painter, lithographer and art collector * Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (born 1939), Dutch government minister *Margaretha Byström (born 1937), Swedish actress, writer and director *Margaretha Coppier (1516–1597), Dutch noble and a heroine of the Dutch war of liberation * Margaretha Donner (1726–1774), Swedish business person *Margaretha Dros-Canters (1900–1934), Dutch hockey, badminton- and tennis player * Margaretha Brita "Greta" Duréel (died 1696), Swedish noble bank fraudster * Margareth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret (other)
Margaret is an English feminine given name, originally derived from Greek, via Latin and French forms. Margaret may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Margaret'' (2011 film), an American drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan * ''Margaret'' (2009 film), a BBC television film about Margaret Thatcher * ''Margaret'' (album), a concept album about American poet Margaret Rucker by Jason Webley * Margaret (Dance 'Til Dawn), 1988 made-for-television movie directed by Paul Schneider * Margaret (Little Britain), a character from the British television and radio sketch show ''Little Britain'' * ''Margaret'' (magazine), a Japanese shōjo manga magazine * Margaret (The West Wing), a character from the political drama series ''The West Wing'' * "Margaret", a song from the album '' Whatevershebringswesing'' by Kevin Ayers * ''Margaret'', an 1845 novel by American author Sylvester Judd Inhabited places * Margaret, Alabama, United States * Margaret, North Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta (other)
Greta may refer to: *Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, former Australian Army camp near the town of Greta * Greta, Victoria, town in Australia Natural history * ''Greta'' (genus), butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae ** ''Greta morgane'' (thick-tipped greta) ** ''Greta oto'' (glasswing) Other * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta Van Fleet, hard rock band * River Greta (other), one of three UK rivers * Hurricane Greta, name of several Atlantic storms * Georgia Regional Transportation Authority The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA, "Greta") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was set up under former govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaretatop
Margaretatop is a mountain in eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Google Earth History At the time of Lauge Koch's 1949–51 expeditions this summit was named after Margareta Hediger by American geologist John Haller, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. The peak is marked as "Margaretatopp" and "Margarita Spids" in some maps. ''Margaretasø'' is a small lake in neighboring Rendal at where the reflection of the mountain can be seen on its surface. This lake was named by John Haller after the same person. Geography Margaretatop is the highest point of Andrée Land. It is a roughly high peak that rises in the southwestern part of Andrée Land, east of the Rendal valley and northeast of the shore of the Isfjord, a northern branch of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord. This mountain is marked as a peak in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts. See also *List of mountains in Greenland References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Kozuch
Margareta "Maggie" Kozuch ( pl, Małgorzata Kożuch; born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg, TV Fischbek (who changed their name to NA Hamburg), and Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo. She was Hamburg's sportswoman of the year in 2005. She represented the German women's national volleyball team in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009. She was German sportswoman of the year in 2010. She is of Polish origin. Beach Volleyball After a successful career playing indoor volleyball, Kozuch switched to beach volleyball in 2017. She teamed up with Olympics veteran, Laura Ludwig, winning the World Tour Finals in 2019. In 2021, Ludwig and Kozuch represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had been delayed due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The pair reached the quarter finals losing to the Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman. Clubs * TuS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Cederschiöld
Margareta Cordelia Cederschiöld (30 December 1879 – 29 July 1962) was a Swedish tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. She was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the outdoor singles. In the indoor singles she lost in the first round. In the indoor mixed doubles she and her partner Carl Kempe finished fourth without competing in the bronze medal match. Her brother Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ... was an Olympic shooter. References 1879 births 1962 deaths Swedish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Stockholm {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub Margareta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Of Romania
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (; born 26 March 1949) is the eldest daughter of King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania. She assumed her father's duties in March 2016, upon his retirement, and has claimed the headship of the House of Romania since his death on 5 December 2017. She also heads the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation. Until 2011, Margareta also used the style of a princess of Hohenzollern.Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). ''Burke's Guide to the Royal Family'', Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 279. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 769 (French) Margareta has four sisters and no brothers or children. Her heir-presumptive is her next sister, Princess Elena of Romania. According to the defunct royal constitutions of 1923 and 1938, women were barred from wearing the crown, and Margareta and her sisters would not be in the line of succession to the throne. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Cederfelt
Margareta Cederfelt (born in 1959 in Limhamn Sweden) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2000 to 2002 and a replacement member of the Riksdag from 1999 to 2000. Since 2006 she has again been a replacement member. In that role Cederfelt has been substituting for Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, and former politician who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014, and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He wa ... since May 2008. References 1959 births 20th-century Swedish women politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
