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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial And Educational Foundation
Willa is a feminine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: * Willa or Guilla of Provence (died before 924), early medieval Frankish queen * Willa of Tuscany (died 970), queen consort of Berengar II of Italy * Willa Brown (1906–1992), African-American pioneering aviator, lobbyist, teacher and civil rights activist * Willa Cather (1873–1947), American novelist and writer * Willa McGuire Cook (1928–2017), American three-time world and 18-time national water skiing champion * Willa Fitzgerald (born 1991), American actress * Willa Ford, stage name of American singer, songwriter and actress Amanda Lee Williford (born 1981) * Willa Holland (born 1991), American actress and model * Willa Kim (Wullah Mei Ok Kim) (1917–2016), American costume designer for stage, dance and film * Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish novelist, essayist and translator * Willa O'Neill (born 1973), New Zealand actress * Willa Beatrice Player (1909–2003), African-American educator, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilla Of Provence
Guilla (or ''Willa'') of Provence or Burgundy (died before 924) was an early medieval Frankish queen in the Rhone valley. It is certain that she was the first consort of Rudolph I of Burgundy, Rudolf I of Upper Burgundy (who was proclaimed king in 888 and died on 25 October 911Reuter, Timothy (1991). ''Germany in the early middle ages, c. 800-1056''. Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd. .) and later, from 912, consort of Hugh of Italy, Hugh of Arles, border count of Provence, who in 926 became king of Northern Italy. Everything else in her genealogy is more or less uncertain. She is believed to have been a daughter of Boso of Provence, Boso of Lower Burgundy (Provence), and she is presumed to have been the mother of King Rudolph II of Burgundy. These two kinships enjoy some indicative support from near-contemporary sources. The first-mentioned kinship would make her at least half-sister of Louis the Blind. The second would mean she were an ancestress of the last independent Burgundian royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |