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Leonor
Leonor or Léonor is the Spanish form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: * Leonor Acevedo Suárez (1876–1975), Argentine translator and mother of Jorge Luis Borges * Leonor Allende (1883–1931), Argentine writer and journalist * Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician * Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant * Leonor Cecotto (c.1920–1982), Argentine painter and engraver * Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Spanish Protestant martyr * Leonor de La Guerra y Vega Ramírez (died 1816), Venezuelan protester * Leonor Fini (1907–1996), Argentine surrealist painter * Leonor Gonzalez Mina (born 1934), vocalist in the cumbia genre of Colombian music * Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1420), advisor and confidant of Queen Catalina of Lancaster * Leonor F. Loree (1858–1940), American civil engineer, lawyer and railroad executive * Leonor Maia (1926–2010), Portuguese film actress * Leonor Manso (born 1948), Argentine actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor, Princess Of Asturias
Leonor, Princess of Asturias (; born 31 October 2005) is the heir presumptive, heiress presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. Leonor was born during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Juan Carlos I. She was educated at Santa María de los Rosales School, like her father; after finishing her secondary studies, she studied for an International Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. On 17 August 2023, Leonor joined the General Military Academy to start her 3-year military education. In 2014, following her father's ascension to the throne after Abdication of Juan Carlos I, the abdication of her grandfather, Leonor was granted all the traditional titles of the heir to the Spanish crown, these are Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera, and Lady of Balaguer. Leonor was formally proclaimed heir befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Telles De Menezes
Leonor Teles (or Teles de Meneses; ) was queen consort of Portugal by marriage to King Ferdinand I, and regent of Portugal. She was one of the protagonists, along with her brothers and her daughter Beatrice, of the events that led to the succession crisis of 1383–1385, which culminated in the defeat of her son-in-law King John I of Castile and his armies in the Battle of Aljubarrota. Called "the Treacherous" (''a Aleivosa'' in Portuguese) by her subjects, who execrated her on account of her adultery and treason to her native country, she was dubbed by historian Alexandre Herculano as "the Portuguese Lucrezia Borgia". Life Birth and childhood The date or place of Leonor's and her siblings' birth is not recorded in any document. According to some sources, she was born in Trás-os-Montes because King Ferdinand I on 3 January 1375 donated Vila Real to his wife "for being a native of the province of Tralosmontes". If so, she would be the first queen of Portugal born in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Fini
Leonor Fini (30 August 1907 – 18 January 1996) was an Argentine-Italian surrealist painter, designer, illustrator, and author, known for her depictions of powerful and erotic women. Early life Fini was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Malvina Braun Dubich (born in Trieste, with German, Slavic and Venetian ancestry) and Herminio Fini (with ancestry from Benevento, Italy). Herminio was a handsome and very wealthy man, but also tyrannical with extreme religious views. Within 18 months of Leonor's birth, Malvina fled back to Trieste with the child. Leonor was raised there and was expelled from various schools for being rebellious. As a Catholic, Herminio refused to give Malvina a divorce, which was only granted to her in 1919 through an Italian court. Custody battles often forced Fini and her mother to take sudden flight and wear disguises. In her early teens, an eye disease forced Fini to wear bandages on both eyes. After recovering, she decided to become an artist. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor
Leonor or Léonor is the Spanish form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: * Leonor Acevedo Suárez (1876–1975), Argentine translator and mother of Jorge Luis Borges * Leonor Allende (1883–1931), Argentine writer and journalist * Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician * Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant * Leonor Cecotto (c.1920–1982), Argentine painter and engraver * Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Spanish Protestant martyr * Leonor de La Guerra y Vega Ramírez (died 1816), Venezuelan protester * Leonor Fini (1907–1996), Argentine surrealist painter * Leonor Gonzalez Mina (born 1934), vocalist in the cumbia genre of Colombian music * Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1420), advisor and confidant of Queen Catalina of Lancaster * Leonor F. Loree (1858–1940), American civil engineer, lawyer and railroad executive * Leonor Maia (1926–2010), Portuguese film actress * Leonor Manso (born 1948), Argentine actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Watling
Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling (born 28 July 1975) is a Spanish film actress and singer. Early life Leonor Ceballos Watling was born on 28 July 1975 in Madrid, to a Spanish father from Cádiz and an English mother, the youngest of four siblings (two brothers and two sisters). Her first vocation was that of dancer, but a knee injury made this impossible. Career Watling began her acting career in theatre. She earned her feature film debut with a performance in Pablo Llorca's ''Jardines colgantes'' (1993). After that she participated in several TV series, such as ''Hermanos de leche'', '' Farmacia de guardia'' or ''Querido maestro'', but her most successful role was in the series '' Raquel busca su sitio'' with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo. In 1998, she was nominated for a Goya award for her role in ''La hora de los valientes'', and was named as one of European film's 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1999. In 2002, she was nominated again for a Goya for her ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor López De Córdoba
Leonor López de Córdoba y Carrillo (Calatayud, ca. 1362-1363 Córdoba, July 1430) wrote what is supposed to be the first autobiography in Castilian, titled ''Memorias'' by one of its editors, after being banished from the Castilian Court where she was an advisor and confidant of Queen Catalina of Castile, wife of King Henry III. Biographical information According to ''Memorias,'' Leonor López de Córdoba was born circa 1362 in Calatayud at the home of Peter of Castile. Since her godmothers were daughters of the King, she spent her childhood at the court, along with her mother, Sancha Carrillo, who was Pedro's kinswoman, Alfonso XI’s niece. After her mother’s early death, Leonor’s father, , "maestre" rand masterof the chivalric orders of Calatrava and Alcántara, promised her in marriage to Ruy Gutiérrez de Henestrosa, son of Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, King Pedro's head valet and head majordomo of Queen Blanche of Bourbon. Following their marriage, Ruy and Leono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Cecotto
Leonor Cecotto (died 8 May 1982, Asunción, Paraguay) was a 20th-century Latin American painter and engraver. Born in Argentina, she resided in Paraguay for most of her life, eventually becoming a prominent artist in the latter country. She was known for both her paintings and her xylographs. Biography Cecotto was born in Formosa, Argentina, in 1918, 1920 or 1922. Her parents were Vicente González Leiva (Spanish) and Catalina Cecotto (Argentine). Her father was a piano tuner, and she initially studied piano, and taught piano to earn money. From a young age, Leonor Cecotto resided in Paraguay. Cecotto was largely self-educated, in part because her father forbade her to attend the Ateneo Paraguayo. She was taught drawing and painting privately at home, by a French artist, Francis Eugene Charles. In the 1950s she approached João Rossi, a Brazilian professor at a YMCA-hosted arts workshop. Rossi—known as a driving force for a "modernization" of the contemporary Paraguayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Rivera
Leonor Rivera-Kipping (née Rivera y Bauzon; 11 April 1867 – 28 August 1893)Martinez-Clemente, Jo (June 20, 2011Keeping up with legacy of Rizal’s ‘true love’''Inquirer Central Luzon'' at inquirer.net. Accessed 2011-12-03. was the childhood sweetheart, and “lover by correspondence”Coates, Austin. "Leonor Rivera", ''Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr'', Oxford University Press (Hong Kong), pages 52-54, 60, 84, 124, 134-136, 143, 169, 185-188, and 258. of Philippine national hero José Rizal. Rivera was the “greatest influence” in preventing Rizal from falling in love with other women while Rizal was traveling outside the Philippines. Rivera's romantic relationship with Rizal lasted for eight years.Leonor Rivera tagaloglang.com She was immortalized by Rizal as the character M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Orosa-Goquinco
Leonor Luna Orosa-Goquingco (July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005) was a Filipino national artist in creative dance, who was also known for breaking tradition within dance. She played the piano, drew art, designed scenery and costumes, sculpted, acted, directed, danced and choreographed. Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as ''Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater Dance'' and ''Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics''. She died on July 15, 2005, of cardiac arrest following a cerebro-vascular accident at the age of 87. Family Leonor Orosa-Goquingco was born on July 24, 1917, in Jolo, Sulu. She was a Filipino national artist in creative dance. She played the piano, drew art, designed scenery and costumes, sculpted, acted, directed, danced and choreographed. Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater Dance and Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics. She died on July 15, 2005, of cardiac arrest following a cerebro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Briones
Leonor "Liling" Mirasol Magtolis-Briones (; born October 16, 1940) is a Filipino academician, economist, and civil servant who served as Secretary of Education under the Duterte administration. She is also professor emeritus of public administration at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman and was chairman of the board of trustees of Silliman University in Dumaguete. She is a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development under President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, with the rank of department secretary and was National Treasurer of the Philippines (head of the Bureau of the Treasury) from August 1998 to February 2001. Early life and education Leonor Briones was born as Leonor Mirasol Magtolis in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental on October 16, 1940. She was the daughter of Carlos Magtolis Sr., a school teacher, and Ursula Mirasol. She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
