Baltazar (given name)
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Balthazar from Phoenician 𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤅-𐤓𐤀𐤔-𐤕𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁 Balat-shar-usur,meaning "Baal
protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the Gospel of Matthew
, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the languageal meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches (for more information see Biblical Magi
). It is an alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar
, mentioned in the Book of Daniel
.
People with the name
Baal
Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the languageal meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches (for more information see Biblical Magi
Biblical Magi
The Magi Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...
). It is an alternate form of the Babylonian king Belshazzar
Belshazzar
Belshazzar, or Balthazar , was a 6th century BC prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus and the last king of Babylon according to the Book of Daniel . Like his father, it is believed by many scholars that he was an Assyrian. In Daniel Belshazzar, or Balthazar , was a 6th century BC prince of...
, mentioned in the Book of Daniel
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a book in the Hebrew Bible. The book tells of how Daniel, and his Judean companions, were inducted into Babylon during Jewish exile, and how their positions elevated in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. The court tales span events that occur during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar,...
.
People with the name
- Balthazar AlvarezBalthazar AlvarezBalthazar Alvarez was a Spanish Catholic mystic and was the spiritual director of St. Teresa. Alvarez was born in Cervera, Spain, in 1533 of a noble family.He studied philosophy and theology in the University of Alcalá...
(1533–1580) Spanish Catholic mystic - Balthasar BekkerBalthasar BekkerBalthasar Bekker was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe.-Life:...
(1634–1698) Dutch philosopher - Baldassare CastiglioneBaldassare CastiglioneBaldassare Castiglione, count of was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author.-Biography:Castiglione was born into an illustrious Lombard family at Casatico, near Mantua, where his family had constructed an impressive palazzo...
(1478–1529) Italian Renaissance author - Baltasar Corrada del RíoBaltasar Corrada del RíoBaltasar Corrada del Río is a former politician from Puerto Rico. He held various high political offices in the island, including President of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission, Resident Commissioner , Mayor of the capital city of San Juan , Puerto Rico's 15th Secretary of State and...
, Puerto Rican politician - Balthasar EggenbergerBalthasar EggenbergerBalthasar Eggenberger , was an Austrian entrepreneur in the early days of mercantilism. He was master of the imperial mint at Graz in the Duchy of Styria and financier to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor...
(??–1493) Austrian entrepreneur and financier in the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes... - Baltasar GarzónBaltasar GarzónBaltasar Garzón Real is a Spanish jurist who served on Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional. He was the examining magistrate of the Juzgado Central de Instrucción No...
, Spanish judge - Balthasar GérardBalthasar GérardBalthasar Gérard was the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange...
, assassin of William I of Orange - Balthazar GettyBalthazar GettyBalthazar Getty is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside. He is known for the roles of Thomas Grace on the American action drama Alias and Tommy Walker on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.-Early life:...
, American actor and great grandson of J. Paul Getty - Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601–1658) Spanish Baroque prose writer
- Balthasar HubmaierBalthasar HubmaierBalthasar Hubmaier was an influential German/Moravian Anabaptist leader. He was one of the most well-known and respected Anabaptist theologians of the Reformation.- Early life and education:...
, German Anabaptist leader - Balthazar Klossowski de Rola (1908–2001) birth name of twentieth century artist BalthusBalthusBalthasar Klossowski de Rola , best known as Balthus, was an esteemed but controversial Polish-French modern artist....
- Baltasar Lopes da SilvaBaltasar Lopes da SilvaBaltasar Lopes da Silva was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he was the founder of Claridade. In 1947 he published Chiquinho, considered the greatest Cape Verdean novel...
, Cape Verdean writer - Balthazar P. MelickBalthazar P. MelickBalthazar P. Melick , an American merchant and banker, was the founder of Chemical Bank in 1823. Melick served as the first president of Chemical from 1823-1831.-Biography:...
, founder of Chemical Bank - Baltazar Maria de Morais JúniorBaltazar Maria de Morais JúniorBaltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, simply Baltazar , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....
, Brazilian footballer - Balthasar Ferdinand MollBalthasar Ferdinand MollBalthasar Ferdinand Moll 4 January 1717 - Vienna 3 March 1785) was one of the most famous sculptors in Vienna during the height of the Baroque era...
(1717–1785) Baroque sculptor - Balthasar de MonconysBalthasar de MonconysBalthasar de Monconys was a French traveller, diplomat, physicist and magistrate, who left a diary, which was published by his son as Journal des voyages de Monsieur de Monconys, Conseiller du Roy en ses Conseils d’Estat & Privé, & Lieutenant Criminel au Siège Presidial de Lyon, 2 vols., Lyon,...
(1611–1665) French magistrate - Balthasar NeumannBalthasar NeumannJohann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...
(1687–1753) German engineer and architect - Balthasar Oomkens von EsensBalthasar Oomkens von EsensBalthasar Oomkens von Esens was an East Frisian nobleman who died during the siege of his castle in Esens by the Bremen army. He was described by his partisans as the last true Frisian freedom fighter, although some decried his seemingly insatiable appetite for violence.-Biography and...
, 16th century Frisian rebel (two of whose brothers were named Caspar and Melchior) - Balthasar RussowBalthasar RussowBalthasar Russow was one of the most important Livonian and Estonian chroniclers.Russow was born in Reval . He was educated at an academy in Stettin in Pomerania...
, Estonian chronicler - Balthazar Willard, artist and creator of mind-painting
- Baltazar Téllez (1596–1675), Jesuit historian of EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
- Balthazar Johannes Vorster, apartheid-era South African Prime Minister and President