Dorothea
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Saints
- Dorothea of AlexandriaDorothea of AlexandriaSaint Dorothea of Alexandria is venerated as a virgin martyr. Her legend states that she was courted by the Emperor Maximinus. She rejected his suit in favor of her adherence to Christianity and her commitment to virginity, and he had her beheaded circa 320.-Historicity:Eusebius of Caesarea...
(died 320), a martyr - Dorothea of CaesareaDorothea of CaesareaSaint Dorothy 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 called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself...
(died c. 311), a martyr, patron saint of florists - Dorothea of MontauDorothea of MontauSaint Dorothea of Montau was a hermitess and visionary of 14th century Germany. After centuries of veneration in Central Europe, she was canonized in 1976.-Life:...
(1347-1394), Roman Catholic saint, hermitess and visionary
Aristocracy
- Dorothea Maria of AnhaltDorothea Maria of AnhaltDorothea Maria of Anhalt , was by birth a member of the House of Ascania and princess of Anhalt...
(1574-1617), Duchess of Saxe-Weimar - Dorothea of Anhalt-ZerbstDorothea of Anhalt-ZerbstDorothea von Anhalt-Zerbst was a member of the House of Askanier and a princess of Anhalt-Zerbst and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :...
(1607-1634), a princess of Anhalt-Zerbst - Archduchess Dorothea of Austria (born 1920), Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- Dorothea of Brandenburg (disambiguation)Dorothea of Brandenburg (disambiguation)Dorothea of Brandenburg , was the daughter of John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and wife of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark.Dorothea of Brandenburg was the name of several other princesses from the House of Hohenzollern:...
- Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-AnsbachMargravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-AnsbachDorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis countess of Hesse-Darmstadt...
(1661-1705), Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt - Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-AnsbachDorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-AnsbachDorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the daughter of Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach and his first wife, Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach...
(1676-1731), last Countess of Hanau - Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst.- Life :...
(1587-1609), a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage - Dorothea of BulgariaDorothea of BulgariaDorothea of Bulgaria was the first Queen of Bosnia.-Early life:She was the daughter of Emperor Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria and his wife Anna of Wallachia....
(died c. 1390), Queen of Bosnia - Princess Dorothea of Courland (1793-1862), Baltic German noblewoman
- Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation)
- Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670–1748), Duchess of Parma
- Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of QuedlinburgDorothea Sophia, Abbess of QuedlinburgDuchess Dorothea Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.She was the fourth child and second daughter of Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and his first wife, Sophie of Württemberg.- Reign :...
(1587-1645) - Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPrincess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and GothaDorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein...
(1881-1967) - Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgDorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgDorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , was a German princess member of the House of Wettin in the Ernestine branch of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg....
(1654-1682), German princess - Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgDorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgDorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was the wife of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his first wife, Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels. She married Ernst Ludwig I on the 19 September 1704.-Issue:#Josef Bernhard...
(1674-1713), Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen - Dorothea of Saxe-LauenburgDorothea of Saxe-LauenburgDorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg , consort of Christian III from 1525 and Queen consort of Denmark and Norway. She was daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine, daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
(1511-1571), queen consort of Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway - Dorothea of SaxonyDorothea of SaxonyDorothea of Saxony was a Saxon princess from the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.- Life :Dorothy was a daughter of the Elector Augustus of Saxony from his marriage to Anna , daughter King of the Christian III of Denmark...
(1563-1587), Saxon princess - Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1685-1761), Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by marriage
- Dorothea Susanne of SimmernDorothea Susanne of SimmernDorothea Susanne of Simmern was a princess of the Electoral Palatinate and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.- Life :...
(1544-1592), a princess of the Electoral Palatinate, and Duchess of Saxe-Weimar by marriage
Others
- Dorothea DixDorothea DixDorothea Lynde Dix was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums...
(1802-1887), American social activist - Maria Dorothea Dunckel (1799-1878), Swedish playwright
- Dorothea ErxlebenDorothea ErxlebenDorothea Christiane Erxleben née Leporin was the first female medical doctor in Germany...
(1715-1762), the first woman doctor in Germany - Dorothea Jordan (1761-1816), Irish actress and mistress of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom
- Dorothea KragDorothea KragDorothea Krag was a Danish General Postmaster and noble.Dorothea was married first to count Jens Juel in 1694, and second to the king's illegitimate half brother Christian Gyldenløve in 1701. As the widow of Count Christian Gyldenløve, the General Postmaster since 1686, she was granted the income...
(1675-1754), Danish postmaster - Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer (1664-1737), Dutch writer
- Dorothea Maria LöschDorothea Maria LöschDorothea Maria Lösch, as married Theslöf, , Swedish master mariner. She was the first woman in Sweden to be given the rank of a sea captain....
(1730-1799), Swedish marine captain
Places
- Dorothea, United States Virgin IslandsDorothea, United States Virgin IslandsDorothea is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located to the northwest of the capital, Charlotte Amalie....
, a settlement - Dorothea Quarry, a flooded quarry in the Nantlle ValleyNantlle ValleyThe Nantlle Valley is an area in Gwynedd, north Wales, characterised by its large number of small settlements.Around 80% of the population of the Nantlle Valley speak Welsh as their first language. Some of the communities came into being as a result of slate quarrying in the late eighteenth or...
, Lleyn - Fort Dorothea, a late 17th-early 18th century settlement on the Brandenburger Gold CoastBrandenburger Gold CoastThe Brandenburger Gold Coast, later Prussian Gold Coast, was a part of the Gold Coast. The Brandenburg colony existed from 1682 to 1717.- Brandenburger Gold Coast :...
in west Africa - 339 Dorothea339 Dorothea339 Dorothea is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 in Heidelberg, Germany....
, an asteroid
See also
- Dorothy (disambiguation)
- Dorotea (given name)Dorotea (given name)Dorotea is the given name of:*Dorotea or Dorothea of Caesarea , Roman Catholic saint and martyr*Dorotea Bucca , Italian physician*Dorotea van Fornenbergh , Dutch stage actress...
- Sophia Dorothea (disambiguation)