Lucrezia or Lucrecia may refer to: *Lucrezia (given name): an Italian name, feminine of the Roman name Lucretius. The etymological origin of the name is debatable, but is thought to come from the Latin ''lucrum'', meaning "profit, wealth". Other sources believe it may be of Etruscan origin, though its original meaning has been lost.

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Lucrezia (singer) Lucrezia is a female singer from Italy, born in Milan. She is best known for her 2001 cover of Madonna's 1986 hit "Live to Tell", which reached No.2 on ''Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. While Madonna's version was more of a ha ...

, Italian singer * Lucrecia (singer), Cuban singer *

Lucrezia Aguiari Lucrezia Aguiari (sometimes spelled Agujari) (1743/46 in Ferrara – 18 May 1783 in Parma) was an Italian coloratura soprano. She possessed an unusually agile voice with a large vocal range that spanned slightly more than three and a half octave ...

, Italian coloratura soprano *

Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (; ca-valencia, Lucrècia Borja, links=no ; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Govern ...

(1480–1519), the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI *

Lucrezia Bori Lucrezia Bori (24 December 1887 – 14 May 1960) was a Spanish operatic singer, a lyric soprano and a tireless and effective fundraiser for the Metropolitan Opera. Biography Lucrezia Bori was born on 24 December 1887, in Valencia, Spain. ...

, Spanish opera singer *

Lucrezia d'Alagno Lucrezia d'Alagno (c. 1430 – September 23, 1479) was a noblewoman with whom King Alphonso V of Naples had fallen in love. Lucrezia was daughter of Nicholas d'Alagno and Covella Toraldo. Her father, of Amalfitan origin, was lord of Torre Ann ...

(1430–1479), close acquaintance of

Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the t ...

*Several women named Lucrezia de' Medici *

Lucrezia Galletta Lucrezia Galletta (1520s - 1580), was an Italian courtesan Courtesan, in modern usage, is a euphemism for a "kept" mistress or prostitute, particularly one with wealthy, powerful, or influential clients. The term historically referred to a cou ...

(1520s - 1580), Italian courtesan and banker *

Lucrécia Jardim Maria Lucrécia Jardim (born 28 January 1971 in Caconga, Portuguese Angola) is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metr ...

(born 1971), Portuguese athlete *

Lucrecia Kasilag Lucrecia Roces Kasilag (31 August 1918 – 16 August 2008) was a Filipino composer and pianist. She is particularly known for incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions. Biography Lucrecia “King” Roces Kasilag wa ...

(1917–2008), Filipino composer *

Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel (born December 14, 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and producer whose feature films have frequented Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, and many other international film festivals. Film scholar Paul Julian Smith w ...

(born 1966), Argentinian film director *

Lucrezia Millarini Lucrezia Gaia Millarini (born 18 February 1976) is an English journalist and television presenter currently employed by '' ITV News''. Early life Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born on 18 February 1976 into a family of Italian descent. Before star ...

, British TV news anchor *

Lucrezia Tornabuoni Lucrezia Tornabuoni (22 June 1427 – 25 March 1482) was an influential Italian political adviser and author during the 15th century. She was a member of one of the most powerful Italian families of the time and married Piero di Cosimo de' Medi ...

, Italian political adviser and poet

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Lucrecia Crescent '' Final Fantasy VII'', a role-playing video game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and originally released in 1997, features many fictional characters in both major and minor roles. ''VII'' has been followed by multiple sequels and preque ...

, minor character in the video game ''

Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation console. It is the seventh main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Published in Japan by Square, it was released in other regions by Sony Computer Entertai ...

'' *

Lucrezia Noin This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime television series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', known in Japan as , and subsequent spin-offs. The codes after the characters' names indicate which series and manga the characters appear in: ...

, character from the anime ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "Afte ...

'' *Lucrezia Warren Smith, character in Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel ''

Mrs Dalloway ''Mrs. Dalloway'' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published on 14 May 1925, that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional upper-class woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. The working ...

'' *Lucrecia "Lu" Montesinos Hendrich in Netflix's Original series ''Élite'' (TV series) *Lucrezia Mongfish, character in the comic series ''

Girl Genius ''Girl Genius'' is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic ...

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* ''Lucrezia'' (opera), a 1937 opera by Ottorino Respighi

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