Ulrica
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Ulrica may also refer to:
As a fictional character:
- "UlrikkeUlrikke (short story)"Ulrikke" is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, collected in the anthology The Book of Sand. It is notable because it is one of the few of Borges' stories in which women and sex play a central role...
", short story and character in Borges' 1975 anthology The Book of SandThe Book of Sand"The Book of Sand" is a 1975 short story by Jorge Luis Borges. It has parallels to "The Zahir", continuing the theme of self-reference and attempting to abandon the terribly infinite.... - Ulrica, character in Walter Scott's 1819 novel IvanhoeIvanhoeIvanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while...
- Ulrica, contralto role in Verdi's 1859 opera Un ballo in mascheraUn ballo in mascheraUn ballo in maschera , is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. The libretto is loosely based on an 1833 play, Gustave III, by French playwright Eugène Scribe who wrote about the historical assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden...
- Ulrica, role in Sullivan's 1891 opera IvanhoeIvanhoe (opera)Ivanhoe is a romantic opera in three acts based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by Julian Sturgis. It premiered at the Royal English Opera House on 31 January 1891 for a consecutive run of 155 performances, unheard of for a grand opera...
- Sister Ulrica, nun character in the 1980s TV series TenkoTenko (TV series)Tenko is a television drama, co-produced by the BBC and the ABC. A total of thirty episodes were produced between 1981 and 1984 for women, followed by a one-off special , Tenko Reunion, in 1985 - also for women in mind.The series dealt with the experiences of British, Australian and Dutch women...
- Ulla WinbladUlla WinbladUlla Winblad was a semi-fictional character in many of Carl Michael Bellman's works. Ulla Winblad was, or at least inspired by, Maria Kristina Kiellström .Ulla Winblad was described as a goddess of sex, worshiped and adored, but not respected...
, (Ulla is short for Ulrika) fictional prostitute
As a real person:
- Princess Ulrica (1688–1741), short for Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden (also spelled Ulrika)
- Ulrica ArfvidssonUlrica ArfvidssonAnna Ulrica Arfvidsson was a professional Swedish fortune-teller during the reign of Gustav III of Sweden. She was commonly known as Mamsell Arfvidsson.-Biography:...
, medium, who isnpired the parti in Verdi's 1859 opera Un ballo in mascheraUn ballo in mascheraUn ballo in maschera , is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. The libretto is loosely based on an 1833 play, Gustave III, by French playwright Eugène Scribe who wrote about the historical assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden... - Ulrika ÅbergUlrika ÅbergUlrika Åberg was a Swedish ballerina, one of the first native ballet dancers in the Royal Swedish Ballet, which was in the beginning dominated by foreign dancers....
, Swedish ballerina - Ulrika De la GardieHedvig Ulrika De la GardieHedvig Ulrika De la Gardie was a Swedish lady in waiting. She was married to Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt. She was the head governess of the Swedish royal children in 1799-1803....
(1761–1832), lady in waiting - Ulrika Ericsson November 1996's Playmate of the Month
- Ulrika von Fersen (1749–1810), Swedish socialite, a known figure of the Gustavian age, the inspiration of a poem.
- Ulrika JonssonUlrika JonssonEva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
, Swedish personality on British television - Ulrika MelinUlrika MelinUlrika Melin was a Swedish textile artist, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.Born to major Lars Melin and sister to general major Henrik Georg Melin, and from 1788 married to the governor of Västerås Castle, Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva. Melin was a textile artist with the an unusual...
(1767–1834), Swedish artist - Ulrika PaschUlrika PaschUlrika Fredrica Pasch , also known as Ulla Pasch, was a Swedish painter and miniaturist. She was one of few female artists known in Scandinavia before the 19th century...
, Swedish painter - Ulrika Eleonora StålhammarUlrika Eleonora StålhammarUlrika Eleonora Stålhammar was a Swedish corporal and crossdresser who served during the Great Northern War. She was put on trial for having served as a military posing as a man and for marrying a woman...
(1688–1733), Swedish soldier - Ulrika StenbergUlla StenbergUlla Stenberg, née Colliander was a Swedish damask maker.Stenberg was the daughter of vicar Nils Johan Colliander in Jönköping. She was professional damask maker from 1822, and had her own weaving school from 1830. She also designed her own damask patterns...
(1774-1854), Swedish artist - Ulrika TessinUlla TessinUlrika Lovisa Tessin, known as Ulla Tessin, née Sparre , was a Swedish lady in waiting, letter writer, dilettant artist and noble...
, lady in waiting - Ulrika WidströmUlrika WidströmUlrika Carolina Widström, , was a Swedish poet and translator.Born to the organist manufacturer Peter Forsberg and Katarina Maria Grip. She was educated in both French and German....
(1764–1841), Swedish poet