Beatrice (disambiguation)
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People
- Beatrice (given name)
- Beatrix (fl. 4th century), one of Roman martyrs Simplicius, Faustinus and BeatrixSimplicius, Faustinus and BeatrixSaints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix were a group of Christian Martyrs who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution .-Legend:...
- Beatrice d'EsteBeatrice d'EsteBeatrice d'Este , duchess of Milan, one of the most beautiful and accomplished princesses of the Italian Renaissance, was the daughter of Ercole I d'Este and younger sister of Isabella d'Este and Alfonso d'Este....
(1192–1226), Italian political-family member - Beatrice of SavoyBeatrice of SavoyBeatrice of Savoy was the daughter of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva. She was Countess consort of Provence by her marriage to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence.-Family:...
(1198–1266), Italian political-family member - Beatrix da SilvaBeatrix da SilvaBeatrice Menezes da Silva, O.I.C. , was a noblewoman of Portugal, who became a nun and was the foundress of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady...
(1424–1492), Portuguese nun and catholic saint - Beatrice of NazarethBeatrice of NazarethBlessed Beatrice of Nazareth or in Dutch Beatrijs van Nazareth was a Flemish Cistercian nun. She was the very first prose writer using the Dutch language, a mystic, and the author of the notable Dutch prose dissertation known as the Seven Ways of Holy Love...
(1200–1268), Flemish religious leader - Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation)Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation)Beatrice of Portugal may refer to:* Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque , daughter of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro, married to Sancho, Count of Alburquerque* Beatrice, Countess of Arundel Beatrice of Portugal may refer to:* Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque (1347–1381), daughter of...
, Princesses of Portugal - Beatrice PortinariBeatrice PortinariBeatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari was a Florentine woman known as the muse of the poet Dante Alighieri. Beatrice was the principal inspiration for Dante's Vita Nuova, and also appears as his guide in the Divine Comedy in the last book, Paradiso, and in the last four canti of Purgatorio...
(1266–1290), Italian acquaintance of Dante - Beatritz de DiaBeatritz de DiaBeatritz or Beatriz de Dia was the most famous of a small group of trobairitz, or female troubadours who wrote courtly songs of love during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.-Life:...
(fl. late 12th century), Provençal poet and musician, a so-called troubadour; aristocratic political-family member. Often referred to as the Countess de Dia. - Beatrice of Ornacieux (c. 1240– c. 1308), French religious leader
- Beatrice of NaplesBeatrice of NaplesBeatrice of Naples was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and Isabella of Taranto. She was queen consort to both Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary so she was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.-Biography:Beatrice received a good education at her father's court in...
(fl. 1476-1500), queen of Hungary, aka Beatrix of Aragon, Italian born - Beatrice de Coligny (born 1572), Countess d'Entremont
- Princess Beatrice of the United KingdomPrincess Beatrice of the United KingdomThe Princess Beatrice was a member of the British Royal Family. She was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Juan Carlos, King of Spain, is her great-grandson...
(1857–1944) - Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884–1966)
- Beatrix of the NetherlandsBeatrix of the NetherlandsBeatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
(born 1938), ruler - Béatrice PoulotBéatrice PoulotBéatrice Poulot , who performs as simply Béatrice, is a French singer. She was born in Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean, and lives in Paris....
(fl. c. 2000), French singer from Réunion - Princess Beatrice of YorkPrincess Beatrice of YorkPrincess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
(born 1988) - Beatrice ShillingBeatrice ShillingBeatrice Shilling OBE PhD MSc CEng was an aeronautical engineer who was responsible for correcting a serious defect in the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine during the Second World War. She also was a well-known racing motorcyclist....
, aeronautical engineer and motorcyclist
Fictional characters
- Beatrice, a soul in Dante's Divine Comedy who guides Dante out of Purgatory and through Heaven (based on Beatrice PortinariBeatrice PortinariBeatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari was a Florentine woman known as the muse of the poet Dante Alighieri. Beatrice was the principal inspiration for Dante's Vita Nuova, and also appears as his guide in the Divine Comedy in the last book, Paradiso, and in the last four canti of Purgatorio...
) - In plays:
- Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing
- Beatrice Carbone in A View from the Bridge
- Beatrice Baudelaire
- Beatrice in comic Gunslinger Girl
- Beatrice, witch in the doujin game Umineko no Naku Koro ni
- Beatrice Rappaccini, title character of short story "Rappaccini's DaughterRappaccini's Daughter"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1844 concerning a medical researcher in medieval Padua. It was published in the collection Mosses from an Old Manse.-Plot summary:...
" - Beatrice (Tris) Prior, the female protagonist and narrator of the YA series DivergentDivergent (book)Divergent, published May 3, 2011, is the first book of the proposed Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. It is a dystopian thriller written for teens...
written by Veronica Roth.
Other uses
- Places:
- United States:
- Beatrice, AlabamaBeatrice, AlabamaBeatrice is a town in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 301, down from the 2000 census where it was 412.-Geography:Beatrice is located at .According to the U.S...
- Beatrice, California (disambiguation), multiple places with the name
- Beatrice, NebraskaBeatrice, NebraskaBeatrice is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska.Beatrice is located south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River. It is surrounded by agricultural country. The population was 12,459 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- Beatrice, Alabama
- Beatrice, ZimbabweBeatrice, ZimbabweBeatrice is a village in the province of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. It is located about 54 km south-west of Harare on the main Harare-Masvingo next to the Umfului River. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 1,300. The village was named after the Beatrice gold...
- United States:
- Companies:
- Beatrice FoodsBeatrice FoodsBeatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company. In 1987, its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International, after which the majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by Kohlberg,...
- Beatrice International Models, agency based in Italy
- Beatrice Foods
- Beatrice (band)Beatrice (band)Beatrice is a Hungarian rock band.-Biography:Beatrice was originally formed in 1969 as a female rock band covering popular songs like "House of the Rising Sun" from The Animals...
- Beatrice (psychedelic)Beatrice (psychedelic)Beatrice, or 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxymethamphetamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is an analog of Methamphetamine and a homolog of DOM. Beatrice was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL , the minimum dosage is listed as 30 mg, and the duration listed as 6–10 hours...
, drug - "Beatrice", song from Sam Rivers's time with Blue Note, on the album "Fuchsia Swing Song" released in 1964.
- MSC BeatriceMSC BeatriceMSC Beatrice is a container ship with the second largest capacity in the world. She has a maximum capacity of 13,798 twenty-foot equivalent unit , or 10,500 TEU and is 366 meters long. Because of her size the deckhouse was moved forward...
- Beatrice Wind FarmBeatrice Wind FarmThe Beatrice Wind Farm is a wind farm close to the Beatrice oil field in the Moray Firth, part of the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland.-Evaluation project:...
in the Scottish sector of the North Sea
See also
- "BeatrijsBeatrijsBeatrijs , was a poem written in last quarter of 14th century , possibly by Diederic van Assenede, and is an original Dutch poem about the legend of a nun who deserted her convent for the love of a man, who lives with him for seven years and has two children...
", Dutch poem - Saint Beatrice (disambiguation)
- Princess Beatrice (disambiguation)
- BeatrixBeatrixBeatrix is a Latin name. It is a feminine form of the late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". It was also a common name amongst early Christians, though the spelling was altered by association with the Latin beatus, meaning "blessed"....