Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

(Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt

Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dorothy'' (TV series), 1979 American TV series * Dorothy Mills, a 2008 French movie, sometimes titled simply ''Dorot ...

. People with this name include:

Aristocracy

* Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670–1748), Duchess of Parma *

Dorotea Gonzaga Dorotea Gonzaga (6 December 1449 – 20 April 1467) was a Duchess Consort of Milan. She was the daughter of Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Barbara of Brandenburg. In 1466, Dorotea married Galeazzo Maria Sforza, but she died in 1467. ...

(1449–1468), Duchess consort of Milan * Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1591–1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg * Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1676–1731), last Countess of Hanau * Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1587–1609), Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage * Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617), Duchess of Saxe-Weimar * Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1654–1682), German princess * Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674–1713), Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen * Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607–1634), Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst * Dorothea of Brandenburg (disambiguation) * Dorothea of Bulgaria (fl. 1370–1390), Queen of Bosnia *

Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation) Dorothea of Denmark may refer to: * Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430–1495), wife of Christopher III of Denmark and later Christian I of Denmark *Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia Dorothea of Denmark (1 August 1504 – 11 April 1547), was a D ...

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (9 July 1511 – 7 October 1571) was queen consort of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian III of Denmark. She was known to having wielded influence upon the affairs of state in Denmark.Jorgensen, Ellen & S ...

(1511–1571), queen consort of Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway * Dorothea of Saxony (1563–1587), Saxon princess * Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1587–1645) *

Dorothea Susanne of Simmern Dorothea Susanne of Simmern (15 November 1544 in Simmern – 8 April 1592 in Weimar) was a princess of the Electorate of the Palatinate and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. Life Dorothea Susanne was the daughter of Elector Palatine Fr ...

(1544–1592), princess of the

Electoral Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy Roman Empero ...

, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar by marriage *

Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (28 November 1661 – 15 November 1705) was a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis, Landgravine consort of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage took place on 1 December 1687. Life Born ...

(1661–1705), Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt *

Princess Dorothea of Courland Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling ...

(1793–1862), Baltic German noblewoman *

Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967) was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha () by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein () through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, ...

(1881–1967) *

Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, known also as ''Dorothea von Holstein-Beck'' and ''Dorothea von Ziedewitz'', (24 November 1685 – 25 December 1761), was a German princess of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Margravine o ...

(1685–1761), Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by marriage

Saints

Dorothea of Alexandria Dorothea of Alexandria (died c. 320) is venerated as a Christian virgin and saint. Her legend states that the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daia courted her, yet she rejected his suit in fidelity to Christianity and virginity, and fled Alexandria. She ...

(fl. 320), martyr *

Dorothea of Caesarea Dorothea of Caesarea (also known as Saint Dorothy, Greek: Δωροθέα; died ca. 311 AD) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or ''acta'' is very sparse. She is calle ...

(fl. 311), martyr, patron saint of florists *

Dorothea of Montau Dorothea of Montau (6 February 1347 – 25 June 1394) was an anchoress and visionary of 14th century Prussia. After centuries of veneration in Central Europe, she was beatified in 1976. Life Dorothea was born at Groß Montau, Prussia (now M� ...

(1347–1394), Roman Catholic saint, hermitess and visionary

Other people

First name

Dorotea Bucca Dorotea Bocchi (1360–1436) (also sometimes referred to as Dorotea Bucca) was an Italian noblewoman known for studying medicine and philosophy. Dorotea was associated with the University of Bologna, though there are differing beliefs regarding t ...

(1360–1436), Italian physician * Dorotea van Fornenbergh (fl. 1647–1697), Dutch stage actress * Dorothea Binz (1920–1947), German concentration camp officer executed for war crimes * Dorothea Brooking (1916–1999), British children's television producer and director * Dorothea Coelho, American game show host * Dorothea H. Denslow (1900–1971), American sculptor, educator *

Dorothea Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the poor insane, mentally ill. By her vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she helped create the fir ...

(1802–1887), American social activist * Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), English tennis player * Dorothea Dunckel (1799–1878), Swedish playwright * Dorothea Erxleben (1715–1762), first woman doctor in Germany * Dorothea Fairbridge (1860–1931), South African novelist *

Dorothea Gerard Dorothea Mary Stanislaus Gerard (Mme Longard de Longgarde, 9 August 1855 – 29 September 1915) was a Scottish-born novelist and romance-writer who often wrote about controversial and unconventional subjects and "whose general conservatism co- ...

(1855–1915), Scottish novelist * Dorothea Hoffman (d. 1710), Swedish hat maker * Dorothea Barth Jörgensen (born 1990), Swedish fashion model *

Dorothea Jordan Dorothea Jordan (née Bland; 22 November 17615 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time partner of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV), and the mother of 10 illegitimate children ...

(1761–1816), Irish actress and mistress of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom * Dorothea Kalpakidou (born 1983), Greek discus thrower * Dorothea Krag (1675–1754), Danish postmaster *

Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange' ...

(1895–1965), American documentary photographer and photojournalist * Dorothea Lasky (born 1978), American poet * Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968), Australian poet and writer * Dorothea Macnee (1896–1984) British socialite and mother of Patrick Macnee * Dorothea Maria Lösch (1730–1799), Swedish marine captain * Dorothea Nelson (1903–1994), American librarian * Dorothea Nicolai (born 1962), German costume designer, stage designer * Dorothea Ostrelska (fl. 1577) Swedish court dwarf * Dorothea Phillips (born 1928), British actress *

Dorothea Puente Dorothea Helen Puente (; January 9, 1929 – March 27, 2011) was an American convicted serial killer. In the 1980s, she ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California, and murdered various elderly and mentally disabled boarders before cashing th ...

(1929–2011), American serial killer * Dorothea Röschmann (born 1967), German soprano * Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer *

Dorothea Viehmann Dorothea Viehmann (November 8, 1755 – November 17, 1816) was a German storyteller. Her stories were an important source for the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Most of Dorothea Viehmann's tales were published in the second volu ...

(1755–1816), German storyteller * Dorothea Waddingham (1899–1936), English murderer * Dorothea Wieck (1908–1986), German actress * Dorothea Wierer (born 1990), Italian biathlete * Dorothea Wyss (–after 1487) married Niklaus von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland * Dorothee Bär (born 1968), German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) * Dorothee Hess-Maier, semi-retired German publisher * Dorothee Kern (born 1966), German biochemist and academic, former basketball player for the East German team * Dorothee Mields (born 1971), German soprano concert singer * Dorothee Sölle (1929–2003), German liberation theologian * Dorothee Stapelfeldt (born 1956), German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Middle name

* Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer (1664–1737), Dutch writer * Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 1954), former Chancellor of Germany * Christina Doreothea Stuart (fl. 1774), Norwegian artist

Single name

* Dorothée (born 1953) French singer and television presenter

Fictional characters

* Dorotea, woman discovered in the Sierra Morena by Cardenio in Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''

Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...

'' * Dorothea, the subject of the song of the same name by Taylor Swift * Dorothea Arnault, a playable character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' * Dorotea Benedetti, a character from the novel ''

Pattern Recognition Pattern recognition is the task of assigning a class to an observation based on patterns extracted from data. While similar, pattern recognition (PR) is not to be confused with pattern machines (PM) which may possess PR capabilities but their p ...

'' * Dorothea Brooke, the heroine in the novel ''

Middlemarch ''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by English author George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. It appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, in 1829 ...

'' * Dorotea Senjak, character in Glen Cook's '' The Black Company'' series

References

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