Beatrice

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Beatrice may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Other uses 4 See also

[edit] People

• Beatrice (given name)
• Beatrix (fl. 4th century), one of Roman martyrs Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
• Beatrice d'Este (1192–1226), French political-family member
• Beatrice of Savoy (1198–1266), Italian political-family member
• Beatrice of Nazareth (1200–1268), Flemish religious leader
• Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation), Princesses of Portugal
• Beatrice (1266–1290), Beatrice Portinari, Italian acquaintance of Dante
• Beatritz de Dia (fl. late 12th century), French political-family member & musician
• Beatrix d'Ornacieux (c. 1240– c. 1308), French religious leader
• Queen Beatrice of Hungary (fl. late 15th century), aka Beatrix of Aragon, Italian born
• Beatrice de Coligny (born 1572), Countess d'Entremont
• Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857–1944)
• Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Saxe-Coburg, and Gotha (1884–1966)
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938), ruler
• Béatrice (fl. c. 2000), Béatrice Poulot, French singer from Réunion
• Princess Beatrice of York (born 1988)
• Beatrice Chirita (born 1976), Romanian model
• Beatrice "Tilly" Shilling, aeronautical engineer and motorcyclist

[edit] Fictional characters

• Beatrice, a soul in Dante's Divine Comedy who guides Dante out of Purgatory and through Heaven. This soul allegorically represents theology, but is based on a real person, Beatrice Portinari
• 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 game Umineko no Naku Koro ni
• Beatrice Rappaccini, title character of short story "Rappaccini's Daughter"

[edit] Other uses

• Places:
  • United States:
    • Beatrice, Alabama
    • Beatrice, California
      • Beatrice, Humboldt County, California
      • Beatrice, Yolo County, California
    • Beatrice, Nebraska
  • Beatrice, Zimbabwe
• Companies:
  • Beatrice Foods
  • Beatrice International Models, agency based in Italy
• Beatrice (band)
• Beatrice (psychedelic), drug
• Titled expressive works:
  • "Beatrice", song from Sam Rivers's time with Blue Note
  • Beatrice (film), 1987
  • Beatrice (painting), 1960
• Ships:
  • MSC Beatrice

Beatrice Walldova

[edit] See also

• "Beatrijs", Dutch poem
• Saint Beatrice (disambiguation)
• Princess Beatrice (disambiguation)
• Beatrix (disambiguation)

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