Bronte may refer to:
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Brontë family
The Brontës () were a 19th century literary family, born in the village of Thornton, West Yorkshire, Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte Brontë, Charlott ...
, an English literary family that included:
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Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria ( Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish clergyman ...
(1820–1849), novelist and poet
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Branwell Brontë
Patrick Branwell Brontë (, commonly ; 26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte, Emily Brontë, Emily, and Anne Bro ...
(1817–1848), painter and poet
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Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Nicholls (; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known as Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë family, Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novel ...
(1816–1855), novelist and poet
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Elizabeth Brontë
Elizabeth Brontë (, commonly ; 8 February 1815 – 15 June 1825) was the second-eldest child of Patrick Brontë and Maria Brontë, née Branwell. A member of the literary Brontë family, Elizabeth was the younger sister of Maria Brontë as ...
(1815–1825)
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Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, ''Wuthering Heights''. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte and Anne Bront� ...
(1818–1848), novelist and poet
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Maria Brontë
Maria Brontë (, ''commonly'' ; 23 April 1814 – 6 May 1825) was the eldest daughter of Patrick Brontë and Maria Brontë, née Branwell.
She was the elder sister of Elizabeth Brontë, the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, and t ...
(1814–1825)
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Patrick Brontë
Patrick Brontë (, commonly ; born Patrick Brunty; 17 March 1777 – 7 June 1861) was an Irish Anglican minister and author who spent most of his adult life in England. He was the father of the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte, Emily Bront ...
(1777–1861), curate and writer
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Bronte Barratt
Bronte Amelia Arnold Barratt, (born 8 February 1989) is an Australian retired competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medallist.
Career
Born in Brisbane on 8 February 1989, Barratt was coached by John Rodgers at the Albany Creek Swim Club. At th ...
(b. 1989), Australian swimmer
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Bronte Campbell
Bronte Campbell (born 14 May 1994) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer. A four time Olympian, Campbell is a triple Olympic gold medallist and a former World Champion in the 50 and 100 m freestyle, having won bot ...
(b. 1994), Australian swimmer
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Bronte Dooley (1867–1913), Australian politician
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Bronte Law (b. 1995), English golfer
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Bronte Clucas Quayle (1919–1986), Australian barrister
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Dukes of Bronte:
** ''1st Duke of Bronte'', naval commander, better known as
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte ( – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French ...
** ''2nd Duke of Bronte'', clergyman, better known as
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, 2nd Duke of Bronte (20 April 1757 – 28 February 1835), was an Anglican clergyman and an older brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson.
Life
Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, into a family that ha ...
** ''3rd Duchess of Bronte'', better known as
Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport
** ''4th Duke of Bronte'', general, better known as
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 17262 May 1814) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Origins
He was a younger son of the Rev. Samuel Hood (1691/2 � ...
** ''5th Duke of Bronte'', courtier, better known as
Sir Alexander Hood
** ''6th Duke of Bronte'', naval commander and politician, better known as
Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport
** ''7th Duke of Bronte'', investment banker, better known as
Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
Places
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Bronte, New South Wales
Bronte is a beachside Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs. ...
, a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley
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Bronte Park, Tasmania, a locality in Central Highlands local government area
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Bronte, Ontario, a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton
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Bronte Creek, a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario
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Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
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Bronte GO Station
Bronte GO Station is a train station in the GO Transit network located in Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line and there is an adjacent bus loop for connecting local Oakville Transit bus routes.
In ...
, a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
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Brontë Country, an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
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Brontë Parsonage Museum
The Brontë Parsonage Museum is a writer's house museum maintained by the Brontë Society in honour of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The museum is in the former Brontë family home, the parsonage in Haworth, West Yorksh ...
, a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
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Brontë Waterfall, a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
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Bronte, Sicily
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Bronte () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy. The town is situated approximately west-northwest from Mount Etna, on the side of the valley of the Simeto river, and about west from Gia ...
, a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania
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Bronte, New Zealand, a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand
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Bronte, Texas, a town in Coke County
Other uses
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''Brontë'' (play), a play by Polly Teale
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Brontë (lunar crater), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts
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Brontë (Mercurian crater)
Brontë is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Bronte is named for English writers Charlotte Brontë, who lived from 1816 to 1855, Emily Brontë, who lived from 1818 ...
, a crater on Mercury
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Bronte (mythology), Greek personification of thunder
* "Bronte", a song by Gotye from the album ''
Making Mirrors
''Making Mirrors'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Gotye, released in Australia on 19 August 2011.
In December 2011, it was announced that ''Making Mirrors'' was voted Triple J listeners' number-one album of 2011, m ...
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See also
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Brontes (disambiguation)
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