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* Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *
Maurice (bishop of London) Maurice (died 1107) was the third Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, as well as Bishop of London. Life Maurice was Archdeacon of Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. ...
(died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *
Maurice of Carnoet Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery. La ...
(1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint *
Maurice, Count of Oldenburg Maurice I (german: Moritz I.; ca. 1145 – ca. 1211) was Count of Oldenburg from 1169 through 1211. He was the son of Count Christian I of Oldenburg and his wife Kunigunde. Marriage and issue He married Salome, the daughter of Otto II, Count of ...
(fl. 1169–1211) *
Maurice of Inchaffray Maurice ( gd, Muireach or ''Muireadhach'') was a 14th-century Scottish cleric who became Prior of Inchmahome, Abbot of Inchaffray and then Bishop of Dunblane. He was Prior of Inchmahome Priory in Menteith after 1297. He became abbot of Inchaf ...
(14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *
Maurice, Elector of Saxony Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ...
(1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Maurice of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551 – 2 November 1612, Buxtehude) was the fourth son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg (Freiberg, *2 May 1515 – 18 July 1592*, Buxtehude), daughter of Duke Henry IV ''the Pious'' ...
(1551–1612) * Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (german: Moritz; 25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), also called Maurice the Learned or Moritz, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1592 to 1627. Life Maurice was born in Kassel ...
or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *
Maurice of Savoy Maurice of Savoy (10 January 1593 – 4 October 1657, Turin) was a Prince of Savoy and a 17th-century cardinal. Life He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. Aged 14, in 1607, he became c ...
(1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin. Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle o ...
(1619–1681) *
Maurice of the Palatinate Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine KG (16 January 1621, in Küstrin Castle, Brandenburg – September 1652, near the Virgin Islands), was the fourth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Princess Elizabeth, only daughter of King James VI ...
(1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *
Maurice of the Netherlands Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel; 15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850), was the second son of King William III of the Netherlands and his first spouse, Sophie of Württembe ...
(1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau * Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), French actor, singer, and entertainer *
Maurice of Battenberg Prince Maurice of Battenberg , (Maurice Victor Donald; 3 October 1891 – 27 October 1914) was a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria. He was know ...
(1891–1914), prince of the Battenberg family and member of the British royal family *
Maurice the Hormone Monster ''Big Mouth'' is an American adult animated coming-of-age sitcom created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett provided by Netflix. The series centers on teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in suburban N ...
, a main character in the adult animated television series ''Big Mouth'' *
Maurice Joshua Maurice Joshua (born in Chicago, Illinois), usually credited under the name Maurice, is an American record producer. His single " This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)" (1988), reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart in April ...
, American record producer who released several recordings under the mononym Maurice *Sir Maurice Banks (1901–1991), British businessman


Places

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Maurice, Iowa Maurice is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States, along the West Branch of the Floyd River. The population was 265 at the time of the 2020 census. It is home to the "Famous Maurice Fire Escape Slide" in the town park. History Maurice was p ...
, a city *
Maurice, Louisiana Maurice is a town in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 964 at the 2010 census and 2,118 for the 2020 Census. It is part of the Abbeville micropolitan statistical area. History The village, originally called ''"Ma ...
, a village *
Maurice River The Maurice River (Berkery, Sheri"Do you know how to pronounce these S.J. town names?" ''Courier-Post'', September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Maurice River/Maurice River Township: MAW-ris, instead of More-eece. So ba ...
, a tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey


Other uses

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Maurice (name) Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the ...
, a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name *
Maurice (horse) Maurice, ( ja, モーリス, link=no, foaled 2 March 2011) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing promise as a two-year-old he disappointed in 2014, being well-beaten in all four of his races. In 2015 he emerged as one of the best mi ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Maurice'' (novel), a 1913 novel by E. M. Forster and published in 1971 ** ''Maurice'' (film), a 1987 British film based on the novel * ''Maurice'' (Shelley), a children's story by Mary Shelley *
Maurices Maurices Inc., stylized as maurices, is an American women's clothing retail chain based in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1931 in Duluth, the chain comprises more than 1,000 stores in the United States and Canada, primarily located in shopping malls ...
, an American retail clothing chain


See also

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Church of Saint Maurice (disambiguation) Church of Saint Maurice may refer to several churches: * Église Saint-Maurice, Annecy, France * Church of Saint Maurice (Augsburg), in Augsburg, Germany * Church of Saint Maurice (Berlin), in Berlin, Germany * Church of Saint Maurice (Ebersmu ...
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Maurice Debate The Maurice Debate was a debate in the British House of Commons which took place on 9 May 1918, during the First World War. A senior British Army officer, Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, alleged that the War Cabinet had misled Parliament ab ...
, a 1918 debate in the British House of Commons *
Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in the Canton of Jura and headquartered in Zurich. History Maurice Lacroix was founded as part of Desco von Schulthess of Zurich in 1975. Founded in 1889, Desco von Schulthess (Desco) is an old ...
, Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches *
Moritz (disambiguation) Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to: People Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century * Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007), the son of ...
* Morrice, a surname * Morris (disambiguation) *
Saint-Maurice (disambiguation) Saint-Maurice is the name or part of the name of places. It refers to the legendary Saint Maurice. Canada * Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada), an electoral district 1792–1838 * Saint-Maurice (Province of Canada), an electoral district 1841–1867 ...
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