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Richarda is a feminine given name which may refer to: *Richarda or Richardis of Sualafeldgau (945/50-994), the first Austrian royal consort, married to Leopold I, Margrave of Austria *Richarda of the Marck, wife of Bernard V, Lord of Lippe who, upon his death before 1365, gave his lands to first Otto VI of Tecklenburg, then to Simon III, Lord of Lippe, starting a decades-long feud *Richarda Morrow-Tait, first woman to fly around the world (1948–49) *Richarda Schmeißer (born 1954), German retired gymnast See also *Richard *Richardis (given name) Richardis is a feminine given name, from Germanic name, Germanic ''rik'' ("ruler") and ''gard'' ("enclosure" or "yard"). It is unrelated to the name Richard, which is from ''rik'' and ''hard'' ("hard", "brave", "powerful"). Notable people with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richardis Of Sualafeldgau
Richardis of Sualafeldgau (''Richwara''; – 8 July 994) was Margravine of Austria from 976 until 994 as consort of the first Babenberg margrave Leopold I. Life Richardis' descent has not been conclusively established: she possibly was a daughter of the Franconian count Ernst IV of Sualafeldgau, or may have been a daughter of the Ezzonid count Erenfried II and his wife Richwara of Zülpichgau. She was probably also related to Adalbero of Eppenstein, Duke of Carinthia from 1011/12 to 1035. Richardis married Leopold I (-994) on a date unknown. Her husband was appointed Margrave of Austria by Emperor Otto II on 21 July 976, after the deposition of Margrave Burkhard. She died in 994, according to several obituaries on the same day her husband was killed in a tournament in Würzburg. Issue *Henry I (died 1018), succeeded his father as Margrave *Judith (Judita) * Ernest I (died 1015), became Duke of Swabia in 1012 *Adalbert (985–1055), succeeded his elder brother Henry as Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard V, Lord Of Lippe
Bernhard V, Lord of Lippe ( – before 1365) was a member of the House of Lippe and was Lord of Rheda from 1344 until his death. Life Bernard was the son of Lord Simon I and Adelaide of Waldeck. His eldest brother was also called Bernard V and was Prince-Bishop of Paderborn. After his father's death in 1344, the county was divided. Bernhard was given the area around Rheda and Lippstadt. His brother Otto was given the area around Lemgo Lemgo (; nds, Lemge, Lemje) is a small university town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser Uplands, 25 km east of Bielefeld and 70 km west of Hannover. T .... When Bernhard died around 1365, his widow initially gave his inheritance to Otto VI of Tecklenburg, the husband of her eldest daughter. In 1366, she revoked this gift and transferred the territory to her nephew Simon III. Otto VI, however, objected and started a feud which lasted sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richarda Morrow-Tait
Richarda Morrow-Tait (22 November 1923 – 17 December 1982) was an English pilot, the first woman to pilot an aircraft around the world, accomplishing the feat after a number of mishaps in a year and a day. Morrow-Tait began taking flying lessons in January 1946. On 18 August 1948, the then 24-year-old left behind her aeronautical engineer husband Norman and their 18-month-old daughter Anna, and took off from Croydon, England, in a single-engine Percival Proctor IV ''G-AJMU'', with 25-year-old Cambridge University graduate student Michael Townsend as navigator. She named the aircraft "Thursday's Child" (who "has far to go" in the nursery rhyme "Monday's Child"). They traveled east. There were rough landings in Marseille (causing minor damage) and Cyprus. They also had to wait nearly seven weeks in Calcutta, India, to replace the engine. In Japan, extra fuel tanks were installed in the fuselage for the long flight across the Pacific Ocean. Even so, they reached Shemya Air Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richarda Schmeißer
Richarda Schmeißer (later Richarda Hartmann; born 20 August 1954) is a retired German former gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal with the East German team. Her best personal result was eighth place in the uneven bars. She won three more silver medals at the world championships in 1970 and 1974 (team competition) and at the 1975 European championships (vault). References 1954 births Living people People from Zeitz People from Bezirk Halle German female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic gymnasts of East Germany Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |