Cecilia Renata of Austria [SEP] spouse
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Cecilia Renata of Austria


Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria (German: "Cäcilia Renata"; Polish: "Cecylia Renata"; 16 July 1611 – 24 March 1644) was Queen of Poland as the wife of King Władysław IV Vasa. Cecilia Renata was a daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, of the House of Habsburg, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Born in 1611 in Graz, she was chosen as bride by the Polish nobility. She married Władysław on 9 August in Vienna by proxy, and then in Warsaw in person on
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could not remove her husband's mistress, Hedwig Łuszkowska, by herself, so she arranged a marriage between Hedwig and Starosta Merecki, John Wypyski. In 1638, Cecilia and Władysław visited Vienna. Cecilia advocated the Habsburg and pro-Catholic point of view and allied herself with the pro-Habsburg faction of chancellor Jerzy Ossoliński and pro-Catholic Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł. Her political opponent at the court was the faction of Adam Kazanowski, whose influence over King Władysław, his childhood friend, diminished after her marriage. Kazanowski was allied
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12 September 1637, and the same day was crowned at St. John's Cathedral. This was the first royal coronation outside of Kraków, the historic, former capital of Poland, and this greatly angered the Polish nobility. A law was instigated to reserve coronations to Kraków in 1638. Young and energetic, she soon began organising the royal court to her liking. She was popular, especially for her politeness. One noble wrote in his memoirs that she insisted other women sit with her, even though she was queen. Cecilia
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with Chancellor Piotr Gembicki, who thus became one of her opponents. Her influence was strong for the first 2–3 years of marriage, and she had much to say about the royal nominations for important official positions. After 1638/1639 when Władysław realised that Habsburgs were prepared to give him little assistance, her power waned, and he started to disregard her advice. Cecilia kept in contact with her brothers and continued an intimate attachment with them; she also became friends with her sister-in-law Anna Catherine. She enjoyed music,
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Kudirkos Naumiestis


Kudirkos Naumiestis () is in the Šakiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south-west of Šakiai. The settlement was first mentioned in 1561 as a village called "Duoliebaičiai." In 1639 the town was renamed "Vladislavovas" () by Cecilia Renata of Austria after her husband Władysław IV Vasa. He granted the town Magdeburg rights in 1643. However, the name did not achieve popular usage, and the settlement became known as "a town" or "a new town" instead. The German name
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Jerzy Ossoliński


was a skillful politician and a persuasive public speaker. He was sent with diplomatic missions to the Pope in Rome in 1633. He negotiated with Brandenburgians of Duchy of Prussia in 1635 and led another diplomatic mission to Emperor Ferdinand II and his parliament in Regensburg (Polish: "Ratyzbona") in 1636. As a leader of the pro-Habsburg faction at the royal court, he found an ally in the first wife of Władysław IV Waza, Cecilia Renata of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand II. In 1639 and 1641 he
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Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł


refusing to stamp documents with his Chancellor's seal granting them rights and privileges. He was also a patriot of Grand Duchy: he always strived to ensure that there is no discrimination towards his compatriots and they have equal representation in the Commonwealth federal political structure, just as he tried to ensure that non-Catholics had as little of it as possible. In his opposition to 'heretics' he was supported by Chancellor Jerzy Ossoliński. He sympathized with the Habsburg faction and supported Queen Cecilia Renata of Austria, the Habsburg wife of
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this plan, with quiet support from Władysław himself, was dropped. Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor's proposal of marriage between Władysław and Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria (sister of future Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor) arrived in Warsaw somewhere during spring 1636. In June that year, Władysław sent Jerzy Ossoliński to the Imperial Court, to work on improving the Imperial-Commonwealth relations. The king's trusted confessor, father Walerian Magni (of Franciscan religious order), and voivode Kasper Doenhoff arrived in Regensburg () on
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Marie Louise Gonzaga


but King Louis XIII of France strongly opposed the marriage and subsequently imprisoned her in the Vincennes fortress and later in a small convent. The first proposal that she'd marry the newly elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Władysław IV Vasa, was made in 1634, but Władysław eventually married Cecilia Renata of Austria, the daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Anna of Bavaria. This decision was very unfavorable for France and greatly angered Louis XIII because of the newly established alliance between the Austrian Empire and
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Frans Luycx


Stockholm (his name being spelled as Luix). The Polish king probably visited the artist's atelier during his visit to Vienna in 1638. The 1640 settlement says about the payment by Polish agent in Vienna to "Leic, painter, for three effigies". Before 1643 Polish prince John Casimir Vasa availed himself of his services for the decoration of his residence in Nieporęt. Among the Polish court commissions are portraits of Władysław IV and his wife Cecilia Renata of Austria (Wilanów Palace in Warsaw, Museum of Art in Łódź,
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Kasper Doenhoff


a courtier of King Władysław IV Vasa, Doenhoff was sent with a diplomatic mission to propose the marriage of Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, to Władysław IV. The mission was successful, and Kasper also received noble titles from the Holy Roman Emperor. Kaspar Doenhoff was the first member of his family to enter the magnate ruling elite of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, thereby laying the foundations for his family's fortune. He was influential and wealthy, enabling him to fund several interesting construction
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Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria


Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (4 January 1576 – 29 June 1599) was a member of the House of Habsburg. She was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand, succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619. Born in Graz and like all of her siblings, Catherine Renata suffered from the famous Habsburg inferior lip. Negotiations for a marriage between her and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma were initiated when Catherine Renata
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki


under Turkish suzerainty. After Michael's early death, these setbacks were reversed at the Battle of Khotyn in 1673 by his successor, John III Sobieski, who defeated an Austrian candidate in the election. In 1670 Michael I was married to Eleonora Maria of Austria (1653–1697), daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga. Michael was the son of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska. His parents likely met each other in September 1637 in Warsaw during the crowning of Cecilia Renata
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Cecilia Venier


with her spouse, Bernado Sagredo. In 1537 Paros was conquered by the Ottoman Hayreddin Barbarossa. Cecilia and her spouse abandoned the fortress at Agousa and was besieged in the castle of Kephalos, were her spouse took command of the defense with the aid of a Florentine outlaw and resisted the Ottoman siege for several days. Sagredo was eventually forced to surrender because of the lack of gun powder. In the treaty of surrender, Cecilia Venier was deposed from her position and allowed to depart the island for refuge in Venice, while her
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concerts, theatre performances and this may have greatly influenced her husband, who was one of the founders of Polish national theatre and brought many famous and well-known artists and performers from all around Europe to the country. During her marriage she became pregnant three times: Her first child, a son Sigismund Casimir was born on 1 April 1640 and died aged seven, on 9 August 1647; her second child, a daughter Maria Anna Isabella was born on 8 January 1642 and died one month later, on 7 February 1642
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John Dunn Gardner


that name and style was then passed). His death is recorded, 7 September 1903. This Cecil Dunn-Gardner was the father of two sons, Robert Cecil,born 18 Sep. 1868, Francis Cyril, bapt. 2 Aug. 1872 (both unmarried)and four daughters - (Lucy) Cecilia or Cissie, Maude, Violet, and Flora: 6.1. Robert Cecil Dunn-Gardner (b. 18 Sep 1868) unmarried 6.2. Francis Cyril Dunn-Gardner (bapt. 2 August 1872) 6.3. (Lucy) Cecilia
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Licinio Refice


Director; Claudia Muzio took the title role. His second, "Margherita da Cortona", appeared in 1938. A third opera, "Il Mago" (1954), was left incomplete (within the first act). Refice died in 1954 during morning rehearsals of "Cecilia" in Rio de Janeiro; Renata Tebaldi was singing the title role. For readers of Italian, more information about Refice is . At least five recordings exist of "Cecilia" (role key: conductor/Cecilia/Cieca/Valeriano/
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Archduchess Renata of Austria


of Tuscany. Both of her parents were closely related to Emperor Franz Joseph. Renata’s father was a grandson of Archduke Karl of Austria who had led the Austrian army against Napoleon Bonaparte. Her father was also a brother of Queen Maria Christina of Spain. Renate’s mother, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany was a granddaughter of Leopold II, the last reigning Grand Duke of Tuscany, and of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. Archduchess Renate was educated by private tutors with a special emphasis on languages
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Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau


Maria Renata Singer or Saenger von Mossau (1680 – June 1749) was a Bavarian nun executed for heresy, witchcraft, apostasy and satanism, one of the last people executed for these charges in Germany and Europe. Maria was inducted in the convent of Unter-Zell in Bavaria in 1699, where she made herself known for her great piety and was appointed Sub Prioress in 1740. In 1746, one of the nuns, Cecilia, became afflicted with convulsions and claimed to be possessed by demons and poltergeists. The attacks spread
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Renata Scotto


Renata Scotto (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian soprano and opera director. Recognized for her sense of style, her musicality, and as a remarkable singer-actress, Scotto is considered one of the preeminent singers of her generation, specializing in the bel canto repertoire with excursions into the verismo and Verdi repertoires. Since retiring from the stage as a singer in 2002, she has turned successfully to directing opera as well as teaching in Italy and America, along with academic posts at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in
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Rosa Feola


studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia's Opera Studio attending master classes by Renata Scotto, Anna Vandi, and Cesare Scarton. Feola made her operatic debut in the role of Corinna ("Il viaggio a Reims") under Kent Nagano at the Santa Cecilia Academy at age 23. She came to international attention winning Second Prize, the Zarzuela Prize and the Rolex Audience Prize at Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2010. In the following year, she made her role debuts / house debuts as Adina ("L'elisir d'amore")
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Renata of Lorraine


Renata of Lorraine (20 April 1544 – 22 May 1602), was by birth a member of the House of Lorraine and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria. Born in Nancy, France, she was the second child and eldest daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her paternal grandparents were Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier and her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria. Renata was described as a beauty and a desirable match. In 1558, after
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Cecilia Månsdotter


Cecilia Månsdotter Eka (c. 1476–1523) also called "Cecilia of Eka", was a Swedish noblewoman. She was the spouse of Erik Johansson Vasa and mother of King Gustav I of Sweden. Cecilia was born around 1476 in Eka, Lillkyrka, which is now known as Eka, Örebro County in Sweden. She was the oldest of the two children from the nobles Sigrid Eskilsdotter Banér and Magnus Karlsson Eka. Her mother later remarried, and became the mother of the famous Christina Gyllenstierna in her second marriage, who was thereby
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Archduchess Renata of Austria


. Archduke Charles Stephen put aside his career in the navy and centered his ambitions in creating a Polish branch of the house of Habsburg. He encouraged all of his children to become Polish and Archduchess Renata ended up marrying one of Poland's richest landowners, Prince Jerome Radziwill. Their engagement was announced in September 1908. The Radziwiłł family was one of the most distinguish families of Poland, but since he did not belong to a ruling family, Renata had to renounce all of her titles, along with the style of "Imperial
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Princess Cecilia of Sweden


regent was not acknowledged. At this time, Elizabeth I of England for some reason offered her the hand of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, but Cecilia was advised to decline by her brother king, John III of Sweden, which she did. Cecilia converted to Catholicism as a way to secure her and her sons rights to the domains of her late spouse. Her conversion likely took place in connection to the visit of the papal legate Antonio Possevino to Sweden in 1577. In the summer of 1578, a Spanish ambassador
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Archduchess Renata of Austria


Archduchess Renate of Austria (2 January 1888 – 9 December 1935) was a daughter of Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria and a first cousin of King Alphonso XIII of Spain. A member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth, she renounced her titles in 1909 upon her marriage to Prince Jerome Radziwiłł. Archduchess Renate was the second daughter of Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess
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Archduchess Renata of Austria


and Royal Highness". They signed a prenuptial agreement and separation of property. The wedding took place on 15 January 1909 in the chapel at Żywiec Castle. They had six children and lived at Balice Castle, one of the Radziwiłł estates. Her eldest son, Dominik, eventually married Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark in 1938. With the defeat and dissolution of the Austrian Hungary Empire after World War I, the destiny of her family was even more closely linked to Poland. Archduchess Renata lived at Balice Castle in Poland,
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Renata Scotto


in "La voix humaine" (Florence, 1993; Amsterdam and Barcelona, 1996; Torino, 1999), Madame Flora in "The Medium" (Torino, 1999) and Klytemnestra in "Elektra" (Baltimore, 2000 and Sevilla, 2002). Her later concert appearances included Berlioz's "Les nuits d'été", Lieder of Mahler and Strauss, as well as Schoenberg's "Erwartung" with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and RAI Orchestra of Torino. Scotto's director credits include: "Madama Butterfly"
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Cecilia Contarini


Cecilia Contarini (fl. 1578) was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Sebastiano Venier (r. 1577-1578). She married the future doge in 1544. Along with her spouse, she reportedly preferred to avoid ceremony and public life and lived secluded in the palace. She greeted officials in the doge's stead, such as when that Brescian embassy came full of "gratitude for precious services and in token of the devotion and infinite love felt for his Serenity by all the citizens of our city";
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Maria Josepha of Austria


claim in favor of her sister, Maria Amalia's spouse, and in 1742, made an alliance with Austria. During the seven years war, Maria Josepha stayed behind in Dresden with her son, Frederick Christian and his spouse Maria Antonia, after her husband left on 20 October 1756. She remained in Dresden when the city was taken by the Prussian army. She, as well as Frederick Christian and his spouse Maria Antonia, were all placed under house arrest at the palace of Dresden guarded by a Prussian commandant. Maria
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Cecilia Knutsdatter


Swedish nobility. Cecilia married Earl Eric. She later returned to Denmark, where her spouse was made jarl of Falster, and the couple settled at Haraldsted at Ringsted. The couple had two sons: Knud and Carl, Duke of Halland. She also possibly had a daughter Inger Eriksdotter, who married Asser Rig, a magnate of the Hvide clan from Fjenneslev on Zealand, and was the mother of Esbern Snare and Absalon. In 1131, Canute Lavard visited her. She suspected that he would be murdered and tried to convince
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Spiros Argiris


Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, in Rome, the RAI orchestras of Milano and Torino and the Melbourne Symphony. As the artistic director of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Italy, from 1991 to 1994 he conducted Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”, a production signed by Werner Herzog. The next year he persuaded Renata Scotto to sing under his baton her first Marschallin in Strauss’s “Rosenkavalier”. She was awarded the "Premio Abbiati " and the "Frankfurter Allgemeine" Prize for the role. His sublime conducting of Mozart
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Władysław IV Vasa


26 October 1636 with consent and performed negotiations. The Archduchess' dowry was agreed for 100,000 złoty's, the Emperor also promised to pay the dowries of both of Siegmund III's wives: Anna and Konstance. Additionally the son of Władysław and Cecilia Renata was to obtain the duchy of Opole and Racibórz in Silesia (Duchy of Opole and Racibórz). However, before everything was confirmed and signed Ferdinand II died and Ferdinand III backed from giving the Silesian duchy to the son of Władysław. Instead a dowry was awarded to be
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Andrea Velis


di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. He made his professional opera debut in 1954 as Goro in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" with the Pittsburgh Opera. In 1957 Velis joined the roster of artists at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, making his debut with the company as the Music Master and the Lamplighter in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" with Renata Tebaldi in the title role. He sang several other roles in Chicago, including Abate in Giordano's "Andrea Chénier", Don Curzio in Mozart's "The Marriage of
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Cecilia Seghizzi


Cecilia Seghizzi (Gorizia, Italy, 5 September 1908) is an Italian composer, painter and teacher. Cecilia Seghizzi is the daughter of composer and choirmaster (19 January 1873 – 5 January 1933), one of Italy's most popular composers. After coming back to Italy after being exiled to the Refugee Camp of Wagna in Austria during World War I, Cecilia began studying the violin with Alfredo Lucarini and graduated with honors from the Conservatory "G. Verdi" in Milan. In her thirties she alternated between concerts and teaching in
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Alberto Erede


. In 1985 he made guest appearances in Sydney with the Australian Opera; a video recording of Puccini's "Tosca", with Erede conducting, was made at the Sydney Opera House during that year. He died in Monte Carlo in 2001. Erede conducted the recordings of extracts from "Falstaff" by Mariano Stabile and a La Scala cast during the war. He conducted the earlier series of Italian opera on long-playing Decca Records featuring Renata Tebaldi and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia (Rome) Orchestra and Chorus, during
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Florencia Fabris


María Florencia Fabris (1975, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1 September 2013, Mendoza, Argentina) was a lyric soprano with a distinguished career in opera. Fabris initiated her choral career in the Theatre Columbus's Children Choir, conducted by Valdo Sciamarella. Afterwards she was accepted at the Conservatoire Santa Cecilia in Rome (Italy) where she studied opera under Mirella Freni and Renata Scotto. She had showcases in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and the United States. In Argentina, she read the Mastery of Lyric Singing at the
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Piotr Gembicki


over the Commonwealth vassal, prince-elector of the Duchy of Prussia. Fighting for power and influence with magnate Jerzy Ossoliński, he became an ally of Adam Kazanowski and opponent of queen Cecilia Renata. In 1642 he lost the political battle and retired from court politics to the see of Bishop of Kraków, passing the chancery to Ossoliński. Since then, he focused mostly on religious matters, coming back into politics only in 1646 with his vocal and strong opposition of King Władysław's planned campaign against the Ottoman Empire, after which
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Anna Goryachova


Anna Goryachova, , (born 10 December 1983) is a Russian operatic mezzo-soprano, known especially for her interpretations of belcanto operas. Anna Goryachova started her studies as a pianist, then entered The Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in the vocal department, graduating under the direction of Galina Kiseleva. In 2008 she became a soloist of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera, under the guidance of the director Yuri Alexandrov. Until 2011, she continued her studies in Rome, at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, with Renata
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Church of Our Lady of Loreto


Bernardine church and monastery. On 4 October 1617 the cornerstone of the baroque church was laid in the presence of King Sigismund III Vasa. The St. Andrew's church was constructed between 1628 and 1638. The Loreto Chapel was built between 1640 and 1642, in the southern part of the shrine. The construction was financially supported by King Władysław IV Vasa and Queen Cecilia Renata. Other members of the royal family, especially king's brothers, also participated in the construction. The chapel was built according to design by Royal architect Constantino
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Church of Our Lady of Loreto


. In 1641 Queen Cecilia Renata established golden crowns for the statue. The solemn consecration of the chapel occurred in 1642. During the Deluge the chapel was ransacked and destroyed by Swedish and Brandenburgian forces. It was rebuilt thanks to donations of Stefan Warszycki, castellan of Kraków and Michał Warszycki, voivode of Sandomierz. Again during the Kościuszko Uprising the building was severely damaged, when the city was besieged by the Suvorov army. The most precious item in the church was transferred here in 1807, when the Skaryszew Church was pulled down
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Súbete a mi moto


Subete a mi Moto is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca in 2002. Created by Veronica Suarez and Eric Vonn. The protagonists include Vanessa Acosta, Mark Tacher, Sandra Echeverria, Michel Brown, Alejandra Urdaín and Adrián Cue, and the antagonistic interpretation by Bárbara Mori, Jorge Luis Pila, Susana Alexander and Vanessa Villela. It is the story of four young people with different personalities, but the four looking for love. Mari Jo (Maria Jose), Mariana, and her two half sisters: Cecilia and Renata,
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Universidad Azteca


in Austria, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, India. Universidad Azteca is affiliated with the "Centro de Estudios Superiores Azteca". The private university was established in 1984 and recognized by the federal Secretary of Public Education (SEP) of the United States of Mexico in 1987. The university is accredited by the "Reconocimiento de Validez Oficial de Estudios" (RVOE) and the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) to award graduate and postgraduate degrees. It is listed with the official Mexican government cultural and scientific information exchange network
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Sigismund Casimir


Sigismund Casimir, Crown Prince of Poland (; 1 April 1640 – 9 August 1647), was a Polish prince and the only legitimate son of King Ladislaus IV and his first wife Queen Cecilia Renata. He was named after his grandfather Sigismund III, and uncle John Casimir. He was raised by the governess Rozyna Małgorzata von Eckenberg. As he was an only child, he was the almost certain candidate as the successor of Ladislaus IV. The French traveller, Le Laboureur described him as a child: "extremely vivid, lean
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Jessica Pratt (soprano)


Jessica Pratt (born 20 June 1979) is an operatic soprano. Born in Bristol, England, she has lived in Australia since 1991 and is the daughter of a tenor. She began by studying the trumpet for ten years before concentrating her studies on singing. In 2003 she won the Australian Singing Competition, which brought her to Europe, and she was subsequently invited by Gianluigi Gelmetti to continue her studies at the Rome Opera, and while in Rome, she also studied under Renata Scotto at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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Marie Louise Gonzaga


the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1640, Marie Louise met Władysław's brother, John Casimir with whom she had an early affair. She later invited Prince John Casimir to France for her annual literary salon organised in Paris. Following the death of Cecilia Renata in 1644, Cardinal Jules Mazarin was determined to diminish and destroy the alliance between the Polish Vasa dynasty and the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, the rivals of the French state and a possible future threat to France. Mazarin insisted that Marie Louise should marry the widowed sovereign and in
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William Grant Naboré


William Grant Naboré (born 1941 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American classical pianist. He moved to Rome in 1958 to study at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Carlo Zecchi and later with Renata Borgatti. After graduating, he took lessons with Rudolf Serkin, and with Alicia de Larrocha in Barcelona. He studied chamber music with Pierre Fournier in Geneva and won the Premier Prix de la Virtuosité and the Prix Paderewski from the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. He holds the "Theo Lieven" chair for advanced studies in piano
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Jerzy Ossoliński


once again negotiated with envoys from the Duchy of Prussia. A Catholic, he opposed Protestants and advocated limiting their rights and privileges. In his pro-Habsburg and anti-Protestant stance he was allied with Chancellor Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł and Queen Cecilia Renata. In 1643 he was appointed Chancellor of the Crown. A close royal adviser, he often supported king Władysław IV Waza from the House of Vasa, arguing for increasing monarch power, although he was known for limiting and withdrawing his support if he knew it was impossible to win
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Francisco Kraus Trujillo


Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, Anna Moffo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco, Greek soprano Elena Suliotis, Venezuelan coloratura soprano Cecilia Nuñez Albanese, and Francisco Kraus. Francisco’s baritone voice has a wide vocal range, up to a high B with powerful bright, dark, rich notes, placed high in the mask. In December 1960, Francisco made his Debut in the “Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi” in Trieste with the Moussorgsky opera Khovanshchina in the role of " Shaklovity" and using the stage name Franco di Marco.
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Mercedes Llopart


Aureliano Pertile. She also appeared at the Royal Opera House in London as Alice Ford in 1926, and as Tosca at the Monte Carlo Opera in 1929. She retired from the stage in 1945 and became a noted singing teacher in Milan, her most famous students include: Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cossotto, Anna Moffo, Elena Souliotis, Biancamaria Casoni, Venezuelan tenor Rubén Dominguez, Venezuelan coloratura soprano Cecilia Nuñez Albanese, Ana María Iriarte, Francisco Ortiz, tenors Bernabé Martí, Alfredo Kraus, his older brother baritone Francisco Kraus and
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Toruń gingerbread


's national cuisine. They have traditionally been presented as a gift by the city of Toruń to Polish leaders, artists and others who have distinguished themselves in Polish society, and to Polish kings. Baking molds survive with likenesses of king Sigismund III of Poland, king Władysław IV Vasa and Queen Cecilia Renata as well as the royal seal with the Polish eagle and crests of several provinces. Other notables who have received gift gingerbread from the city include Marie Casimire Louise (French princess and widow of King John III Sobieski), Napoléon
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Annual BCI Research Award


Aphasia Michael Tangermann, David Hübner, Simone Denzer, Atieh Bamdadian, Sarah Schwarzkopf, Mariacristina Musso "Third place:" brBrain-To-Speech: Direct Synthesis of Speech from Intracranial Brain Activity Associated with Speech Production Christian Herff, Lorenz Diener, Emily Mugler, Marc Slutzky, Dean Krusienski, Tanja Schultz br2019 BCI Research Awards The 2019 BCI Research Awards Ceremony will occur on Sep 17, 2019. The ceremony will be part of the Eighth International BCI Conference, which is scheduled for Sep 16-20 in Graz, Austria
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Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616)


Maria Anna of Bavaria (18 December 1574 – 8 March 1616), was German princess member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and Archduchess of Inner Austria by marriage. Born in Munich, she was the fourth child and second (but eldest surviving) daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. On 23 April 1600, Maria Anna married her first-cousin Ferdinand, Archduke of Inner Austria at Graz Cathedral. This marriage reaffirmed the alliance between the Habsburgs and Wittelsbach. Without interfering in politics,
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Maximilian Herzberger


, viz. Ruth (born 1928), Ursula Bellugi (1931), and Hans (6 Aug 1932, spouse of Radhika Herzberger). No later than Sep 1930, he was assistant of Hans Boegehold, the chief of calculation office at Carl Zeiss Jena. In 1934, the Nazis deprived him from his professorship at Jena University and his contract with Zeiss. He emigrated with his family to Rochester (NY), where he became head of Eastman Kodak's optical research laboratories, arranged by Einstein. In 1940,
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Cecilia Krieger


Prize, awarded annually by the Canadian Mathematical Society since 1995 for outstanding research by a female mathematician, is named in honour of Krieger and Evelyn Nelson. Krieger was born on 9 April 1894 in Jasło in Galicia. The town was then part of Austria-Hungary, but is in modern-day Poland. Her parents, Moses and Sarah Krieger, had two sons and two daughters besides Cecilia. Krieger began studying mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna in 1919, but moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario,
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Qualified domestic relations order


collect both past due and future child support payments. Examples of retirement plans NOT covered by ERISA include military retirement pay (covered by the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act), State and Municipal retirement plans, Federal Retirement Plans (the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)), Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) (SEP-IRA, SIMPLE IRA and Keogh Plan), and most deferred compensation plans. However, a QDRO "can
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Richard A. Pauling


) died in April 1813, and Richard was most likely sent to England to live with relatives shortly afterward. His father remarried and had two other children, but he also died in Calcutta in 1822. Name: Richard Alexander Pauling Gender: Male Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1831 Marriage Place: Holy Trinity,Newington,Surrey,England Spouse: Sally Ann Upton FHL Film Number: 307688 Marriage record to Jane Jefferson Simpkins state Richard was a 'Widower'... A 25-year-old Richard Pauling is listed as a passenger on
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Renata Limited


Renata Limited (formerly Pfizer Laboratories (Bangladesh) Limited), also known as Renata, is one of the top ten (in terms of revenue) pharmaceutical manufacturers in Bangladesh. Renata is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of human pharmaceutical and animal health products. The company also manufactures animal therapeutics and nutrition products. Renata currently employs about 2300 people in its head office in Mirpur, Dhaka and its two production facilities in Mirpur, Dhaka and Rajendrapur, Dhaka. There are three subsidiaries of Renata Limited. These are Renata Agro
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Amar te duele


she suddenly crosses seductive glances with Ulises through a shop window. Ulises feels strangely and deeply attracted to this girl and does not know why. Despite knowing the socioeconomic differences between them, he stalks Renata and her companions. Renata’s friend dares Renata to kiss Ulises. Ulises and Renata share a passionate kiss. After that, Ulises continues to stalk the girls in order to find out more about Renata. Ulises encounters Francisco again while following Renata. Francisco realizes that Ulises has been following Renata and orders his bodyguards to catch him
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Maria Josepha of Austria


of Poland rather than having Frederick Christian succeed his father on both thrones, and she prevented Frederick Christian and his spouse from visiting Poland, thus preventing them from making connections there. She undermined any attempts of Frederick Christian to found a power base of his own before the death of his father, and among other things prevented a meeting between him and his spouse with Empress Maria Theresa of Bohemia in 1754. During the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740, she claimed the throne on behalf of her spouse. She relinquished her
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Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este


Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (10 December 1776 – 23 June 1848), was an Electress of Bavaria as the second spouse of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. Archduchess Maria Leopoldine Anna Josephine Johanna of Austria-Este was born in Milan on 10 December 1776 as the fourth child and third (but second surviving) daughter of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and of his wife, Princess Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este. Her father, the second youngest son of Empress Maria Theresa, and her mother were the founders
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Rakhat Aliyev


absentia". His crimes were kidnapping, treason and plotting a coup d'état against his father-in-law Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to reports, "Kazakhstan requested his extradition from Austria twice, but was denied on both accounts, since Austria was unsure that Aliyev would get a fair trial in his home country." He married to Austrian citizen Elnara Shorazova and enjoyed free movement throughout Europe although being investigated on fraud charges in the Austria, Germany and Malta. European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told reporters that the investigation on fraud charges
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Seus Olhos


's conditions for the girl. However, Norma's guilt about Renata starts to weigh heavy on her conscience. Norma's guilt initiates a persecution against Dirce for his crimes against Renata. While Renata is in captivity she becomes great friends with a man named Arthur, who teaches her to read and write. Renata finds a love drawing, which is seemingly and eerily similar to that of Renata's dead mother. The third chapter starts with a twelve-year flash forward. Renata and Arthur have grown passionately in love. Due
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Renata Limited


Industries Limited, Purnava Limited, and Renata Oncology Limited Renata Limited have successfully synthesized the active pharmaceutical ingredients, Sorafenib, which is used to treat various cancers. Renata is a publicly traded company on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (ticker: RENATA). Recently, Renata Limited has received the UK MHRA approval for its Potent Product Facility. This facility currently manufactures hormone, steroid and cytotoxic drugs, and is exporting prednisolone to the UK. The company also operates four other manufacturing units – the original Pfizer facility for general products, a
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Rengim Gökmen


di Merito’’ by Accademia Chigiana in Siena. In 1979, Gökmen completed his advanced studies at Academy of Santa Cecilia. His achievements qualified him to conduct a concert with Orchestra Nazionale dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia at Via della Conciliazione. He also attended summer courses on orchestra conducting in Austria, England and Netherlands. In July 1980, he won Gino Marinuzzi contest for young international conductors. Then he conducted many orchestras both in Turkey and in Europe. During 1984 - 1989 season, he served as the General Music Director
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Maria Leopoldine of Austria


Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Tyrol (6 April 1632 – 7 August 1649), was by birth Archduchess of Austria and member of the Tyrolese branch of the House of Habsburg and by marriage the second spouse of her first cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III. As such, she was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, German Queen and Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. She died in childbirth. Maria Leopoldine was born in Innsbruck on 6 April 1632 as the third (but second surviving) daughter and the fifth and
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Forced marriage


period of 1975-1979 saw a major overhaul of family laws in countries such as Italy, Spain, Austria, West Germany, and Portugal. In 1978, the Council of Europe passed the "Resolution (78) 37 on equality of spouses in civil law". Among the last European countries to establish full gender equality in marriage were Switzerland, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, and France in the 1980s. An arranged marriage is not the same as a forced marriage: in the former, the spouse has the
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Renata (battery)


Renata AG SA (Renata Batteries), based in Itingen, Switzerland, is a developer and manufacturer of batteries (particularly "coin" or "button" cells). Renata is a subsidiary of The Swatch Group. Battery technologies offered by Renata comprise silver oxide (for wristwatches, calculators and small electronic toys, etc.), zinc air (for hearing aids), lithium (non-rechargeable, primary) (for computer battery backup, etc.) and battery holders, as well as lithium polymer (rechargeable
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Elisabeth Abbema


Elisabeth Abbema (1638 - 1674), was a Dutch governor's wife. She was born to the preacher Fredricus Abbema (1610-1659) and Cecilia Elisabeth du Vayer. She married in 1656 to Simon Cos (d. 1664), governor of Amboina 1662-1664, and in 1664 to Joan Maetsuycker (1606-1678), general governor of Batavia in 1653-1678. She is described as an intelligent beauty who used her elite position in society to exert influence. Her relationship with her temperamental second spouse was
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Magdalena Stenbock


example, she openly declared that her spouse had found a way to oppose an alliance between Sweden and France and that he was about to write a memorial proving why such an alliance would be a mistake. During the late 17th-century, the alliance policy was an important factor, in which she was an active participator. She was anti French and Pro Habsburg and supported an alliance between Sweden and Austria against France. She also supported a marriage alliance between Sweden and Austria and tried to prevent a marriage alliance between Austria and
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Women in Austria


. As in other European countries, marriage was traditionally based on the husband's legal authority over the wife. Until the late 1970s, married women's freedoms were legally restricted. Austria made marital rape illegal in 1989. Austria was one of the last Western countries to decriminalize adultery, in 1997. In 2004 marital rape became a state offense meaning it can be prosecuted by the state even in the absence of a complaint from the spouse, with procedures being similar to stranger rape. In recent years, new ways of living
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Renata of Lorraine


the death of his first wife Prince William of Orange expressed a desire to marry Renata. Her mother, Christina, liked the idea, and it was further cemented after the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis. This match was however prevented by King Philip of Spain. Christina declined the plan of Cardinal of Lorraine to arrange a marriage between Renata and the prince of Joinville, and also a match proposed by the Spanish king to marry Renata to Juan d'Austria. In 1561, Renata's mother planned to marry her to king Frederick II
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Cuando me enamoro (TV series)


of Josefina, Jerónimo is pointed in the direction of Renata as "La Bonita". Destiny and time will prove him wrong, but in the meantime he will lose Renata's love due to his deception and lies.When Renata finds out the true she leaves the rancho.When time passes Renata and Jerónimo get back together.When Renata was going to get married with Jerónimo again she found out she was pregnant.When it was time for the wedding Jerónimo went missing.Renata thought he left her but when she found
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Amar te duele


to her. Renata gives her phone number to Ulises to arrange a future meeting. A few days later, Ulises calls Renata at her house, a very large and elegant residence, telling her to turn on her radio. It is revealed that he had called a radio program and dedicated a song to her. He goes on to invite Renata on a date. Renata accepts, and "La Güera" becomes her accomplice, keeping the relationship a secret and providing an excuse for Renata's outings. The date takes place
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Franz Graf von Wimpffen


estates in Austria and, as a Roman Catholic, was a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He was commissioned "Unterleutnant" in October 1813 and served as an artillery officer during the last three years of the Napoleonic Wars, in the German campaign of 1813, the French campaign of 1814, and the Neapolitan War in 1815. On 5 October 1825 he married Maria Anna ("Marianne") Cecilia Bernhardine Freiin von Eskeles, who converted from Judaism to Catholicism, in Hietzing, Austria. She was born
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Maria Amalia of Austria


Maria Amalia of Austria (Maria Amalie Josefa Anna; 22 October 1701 – 11 December 1756) was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Germans, Queen of Bohemia, Electress and Duchess of Bavaria etc. as the spouse of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor. By birth, she was an Archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Maria Amalia had seven children with her husband Charles, only four of whom lived through to adulthood. Her son became Maximilian
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Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964)


Princess Auguste of Bavaria () ( 28 April 1875 – 25 June 1964) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and the spouse of Archduke Joseph August of Austria. Auguste was born in Munich, Bavaria, the second child of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria. She had one older sister, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria and two younger brothers, Prince Georg of Bavaria and Prince Konrad of Bavaria. She married Joseph August, Archduke of Austria, on 15 November 1893 in Munich
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Elio Battaglia


Majella), Catania (Istituto Bellini), and Milan (Conservatorio G.Verdi). He is often invited to sit on judging panels in international competitions such as the Hugo Wolf International Lied Competition in Vienna, Austria and Stuttgart, Germany, and was, in 2005, the jury chairman for the 2005 Renata Tebaldi Competition in San Marino. As an author, he has written many essays and articles regarding vocal art and has edited the new teachers' edition of "The Practical Method of Italian Singing" by Nicola Vaccai. He
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Renata Ohanesian


program, they withdrew from the competition due to Bardei's illness. Ohanesian/Bardei's first assignment of the 2015–16 JGP series took place in late August in Riga, Latvia. Ranked first in the short and second in the free, they won the gold medal ahead of Russian pairs Anastasia Poluianova / Stepan Korotkov and Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot. In September, they took bronze at the JGP in Linz, Austria, having ranked third in both segments, and qualified for the JGP Final. They placed fifth at the latter
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Magdalene of Bavaria


Magdalene of Bavaria (4 July 1587 – 25 September 1628) was a princess member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and Countess Palatine of Neuburg and Duchess of Jülich-Berg by marriage. She was born in Munich, Bavaria, the tenth and youngest child of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. In 1607 Archduke Matthias of Austria asked the hand of Magdalene in marriage. The initiator of this project was Matthias' consultant Melchior Khlesl, who wanted the Bavarian in the strife between the Archduke and his
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Christina of Denmark


for Tortonese rights from the Spanish viceroy. Her son was Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, namesake of her uncle, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The current Belgian and Spanish royal families and the ruling family of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg descends from him, as do the former reigning families of Austria, Bavaria, Brazil, France, Naples, Parma, Portugal, Sardinia (Italy), and Saxony. Her daughter, Renata of Lorraine, married William V, Duke of Bavaria, and it is through her that the
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Stormqueen!


her; rather he is in love with Renata. Acting out of temper, she blasts Donal, killing him instantly. Renata gets Dorilys under control and drugs her. Renata seeks Donal in the Overworld, but instead meets Dorilys as she might have been, self-controlled and emotionally mature. Dorilys tells Renata she must never again awaken, that her power is too dangerous. Renata leaves the Overworld and creates a force field around Dorilys. Her body is interred at Hali. In a later Darkover novel, "Sharra's
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Justino Romea


on March 12, 1895, in Barangay Napo to spouses Marcelo (Oyong Eloy) and Maria (Oyang Iyay) Vidal, a second wife. His grandparents were Domingo Romea and Cecilia Ordubanes of Barangay Taytay. After completing his elementary education and the first year of high school, the latter at Bohol High School, he qualified for a teaching post, a feat in those days. On June 16, 1910, at age 15, he was appointed a temporary teacher in Loon. A few years later, he passed the
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Cecilia Cleve


late spouse, but kept his right to keep a public lending library, and managed it until her death. She did this despite having a widow pension which were sufficient to support herself, and her foster children. She introduced the innovation to catalog the books in alphabetic order, which was at the time an innovation, quarterly subscriptions and advertises in the country papers. She managed the library with success and it reportedly contained 8.000 volumes. By 1800, five other lending libraries had bee founded in Stockholm, but she remained the
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Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa


Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa (1497 – 31 December 1536), also called "Margareta Vasa" and "Margareta of Hoya", was a Swedish noblewoman, sister of king Gustav I of Sweden. Between 1525 and 1534, she commanded Vyborg Castle on several occasions during the absence of her spouse. Margareta was born to Erik Johansson Vasa and Cecilia Månsdotter and thus sister to the future king Gustav Vasa. Nothing is known of her childhood, but it is known that she could speak both Swedish and German, that she could read
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Eric of Pomerania


1430, King Eric replaced her with her former lady-in-waiting, Cecilia, who became his royal mistress and later his morganatic spouse. The relationship was a public scandal and is mentioned in the royal council's official complaints about the King. During the early period of his reign, King Eric made Copenhagen a royal possession in 1417, thereby assuring its status as the capital of Denmark. He also usurped the rights of Copenhagen Castle from the Bishop of Roskilde, and from then on, the castle was occupied by
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Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa


children related to the executed of the bloodbath, such as Christina Gyllenstierna, Cecilia Månsdotter and Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa. Ebba was allowed to keep the family estates despite the execution of her spouse for heresy, likely because of the unstable political situation. She mainly resided at Lo Castle in Västergötland. In 1523, her second cousin Gustav I became king of Sweden. She was granted certain privileges by him, such as the right to keep certain fines of the crown, and as a widow and head of her family, she performed
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Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp


he refused, which effectively discontinued the coup. In 1792, her spouse became regent during the minority of his nephew Gustav IV Adolf. The actual power was in the hands of his favorite, Count Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, and she had no influence upon the regency. In 1798–99, the spouses made a trip to Germany and Austria and visited Carlsbad, Berlin, Vienna and Hamburg. In 1800, the ducal couple founded an amateur court theater, "Damatiska akademien", at court, but it was closed by the monarch
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Sophie Renate Reuss of Köstritz


Princess Sofie Renata Reuß (27 June 1884 – 19 January 1968) was the third child and only daughter of Prince Heinrich VII Reuß, J.L., proprietor of the Köstritz paragium, and Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar. Her mother was the daughter of Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar by his wife, Princess Sophie of the Netherlands. She was born in Mauer, Vienna in Austria. From the accession to the throne of the Netherlands of the ten year-old Princess Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau in 1890
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Alma Webster Hall Powell


Dresden, Prague, and Vienna. In Prague, April 6, 1902, she created the role of Renata in Eugenio di Pirani's opera "Das Hexenlied". On November 7, 1902, Powell performed as a soloist accompanied by Eugenio di Pirani at Carnegie Hall. Powell and Pirani then toured throughout Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and England, before returning to the United States. Pirani credited Powell with lifting him out of an artistic rut at this time in his career. Powell joined
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Archduchess Renata of Austria


. She learned German, Italian, English, French and, from 1895, Polish. Her father had followed a career in the Austrian Navy and Renate spent her formative years primarily in Istria in the then Austrian port of Pula on the Adriatic. Her father was very wealthy and the family had a winter residence in the island of Losinj in the Adriatic, a palace in Vienna and in 1895 her father inherited from Archduke Albert vast properties in Galicia. From 1907 the family’s main residence was in Żywiec Castle in western Galicia
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Cécilia Attias


Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (née Ciganer-Albéniz, formerly Martin and Sarkozy; born 12 November 1957) was the second spouse of French President Nicolas Sarkozy until October 2007. Cecilia Attias was born Cécilia María Sara Isabel Ciganer-Albéniz. Her father, André (Aron) Ciganer, was a Moldovan immigrant born in Bălţi, Bessarabia in 1898 of Russian-Jewish lineage. He left home at the age of 13, just before the First World War. Ciganer moved to Paris, where he became a furrier. In
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First Lady of Colombia


The First Lady of Colombia () is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Colombia. Since August 2018 the First Lady is María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval. At present, there are seven living former first ladies: Cecilia Caballero Blanco, widow of Alfonso López Michelsen; Nydia Quintero Turbay, ex-wife of Julio César Turbay Ayala; Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez, wife of César Gaviria Trujillo; Jacquin Strouss Lucena, wife of Ernesto Samper Pizano; Nohra Puyana Bickenbach, wife of Andrés Pastrana Arango; Lina María
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Norman Leslie Smith


Norman Leslie Smith, also known by his pseudonym "Wizard", (13 July 18901 October 1958) was an Australian professional motor racing driver, known for his speed racing records. "The Brisbane Times" hailed him as "Australia's fastest motor driver". Norman Leslie Smith was born 13 July 1890 in North Richmond, Sydney, Australia to Bill Smith and his spouse Cecilia, the youngest of nine children. Both his parents were farmers. Smith was a protege of motor vehicle importer Issac Phizackerley. In World War
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Loredana Marcello


is noted to have been consulted and put to good use during the epidemic which appeared in Venice few years after her death (1575). She became dogaressa upon the election of her spouse as doge in 1570, but died two years later. In the " Cerimoniali" (1464- 1592), she is one of only three dogaressas depicted: the other two being Cecilia Contarini and Zilia Dandolo. Ottavio Maggio wrote the "Oratio in funeralibus Laurace Mocceniccs" upon her death. Amaden in the "Archivio privato de Marcelli"
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Maria Theresa of Austria (1816–1867)


to both her spouse and her stepson Francis: her stepson respected her and she used to demonstratively call him her son. Maria Theresa was interested in politics: she is known to have acted as the king's advisor and to have influenced him to be strict, and when she could not be present at the reception of officials and wished to hear the conversation, she listened to the talk behind the door. She nursed Ferdinand on his death bed. At the death of her spouse, she intended to continue her political activity
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Maria Josepha of Austria


was politically active and, though not formally proclaimed regent during the absence of her spouse, she informally acted as his representative. It was known and acknowledged by the court that she participated in the affairs of state, and the ministers and ambassadors duly reported to her. She also managed a large diplomatic correspondence. She was rivalled in her influence over her spouse by Heinrich von Brühl. Maria Josepha was reportedly not on good terms with her eldest son Frederick Christian. She wished for her younger son Francis Xavier to be elected king
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