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Marie-Christine (given Name)
Marie-Christine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Marie-Christine Adam (born 1950), French actress * Marie-Christine Arnautu (born 1952), French Member of the European Parliament for the National Front * Marie Christine of Austria, Duchess of Teschen (1742–1798), fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor * Marie-Christine Barrault (born 1944), French actress who has appeared in over forty feature films * Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (born 1951), member of the Belgian royal family * Marie-Christine Bernard, Canadian educator and writer * Marie Christine Björn (1763–1837), Danish ballerina and actor * Marie-Christine Blandin (born 1952), member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department * Marie Christine of Savoy, Blessed (1812–1836), the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies * Marie Christine de Bourbon (1806–1878), Queen consort of Spain (1829 to 1833) and Regent of Spain (1833 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Adam
Marie-Christine Adam (born 24 September 1950) is a French actress. Filmography Theatre External links * References 1950 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French stage actresses Long stubs with short prose {{France-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Debourse
Marie-Christine Debourse, born 24 September 1951 at Wambrechies is a former French athlete who specialized in the high jump and pentathlon. Her athletic club was ASPTT from Lille from 1967 to 1974, the Union sportive métropolitaine des transports de Paris (USMT Paris) from 1975 to 1976, and Stade français from 1977 to 1980. Since the beginning of 1978, she was part of TF1's Sports Service run by Georges de Caunes and she participated in the TV show ''Sports Première''. She also made an appearance on the show ''La Tête et les Jambes''. She now works in the hospitality/Public Relations department of Sportfive. Prize list * French champion in the high jump: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 * French champion in the pentathlon: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977 * French champion in the Indoors high jump in 1975 and 1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Lê-Huu
Marie-Christine Lê-Huu is a Canadian actress and playwright from Quebec, born in 1980. She is most noted for her stage play ''Jouliks'', which was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2005 Governor General's Awards and was adapted into a feature film by director Mariloup Wolfe in 2019.Éric Moreault"Marie-Christine Lê-Huu: Une lente maturation" ''Le Soleil'', October 25, 2019. Born and raised in Quebec City as the daughter of a Vietnamese immigrant father and a Québécoise mother, she is a graduate of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. In addition to ''Jouliks'', her other theatrical plays have included ''Faust, pantin du diable'' (1995), ''Les Enrobantes'' (1998),Catherine Dubeau, "Du cabinet au cabaret : Freud et l'éclairante étrangeté de la marionnette". ''L'Annuaire théâtral: Revue québécoise d'études théâtrales''. Vol. 134 (2002). 10.7202/041492ar. ''Chambres'' (1999), ''Les Disparus, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine De Lalaing
Marie-Christine de Lalaing, or Philippe-Christine de Lalaing, was the daughter of Count Charles II of Lalaing and Marie de Montmorency-Nivelle. She was married to Pierre de Melun, the governor of Tournai. In the absence of her husband, she defended the city of Tournai against Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1581. Defense of Tournai In the middle of the 16th Century, Calvinist preachers garnered large support in Tournai, despite the efforts of Philip II of Spain to eradicate the movement. In 1576, the States General of the Netherlands appointed Pierre de Melun as governor of Tournai. Having left Tournai to attack Gravelines, de Melun entrusted the defense of Tournai to his lieutenant and to his wife, Marie-Christine de Lalaing. Shortly after his departure, the Prince of Orange was warned that Farnese would attack the city, despite the coming winter. When the Army of Flanders arrived at the city, Marie-Christine de Lalaing rallied her troops in a speech: "It's me, the wife of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Koundja
Marie-Christine Koundja (born 30 March 1957) is a Chadian writer and diplomat, who has worked in various departments, ministries and embassies of her country. The first published female Chadian author, she has written two novels: ''Al-Istifakh, ou, L'idylle de mes amis'' (2001) and ''Kam-Ndjaha, la dévoreuse'' (2009). Biography Koundja was born in the eastern Chad town of Iriba in 1957. After secondary school, she studied law for one year at the University of N'Djamena, interrupting her studies to enrol in secretarial school in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She worked for several Chadian state agencies in Cameroon, including the civil service, and was later named the minister of Foreign Affairs at the embassy of Chad. When her first book, ''Al-Istifakh ou l'idylle de mes amis'', was released in Yaoundé in 2001 (Editions Clé), Koundja became the first female published author in Chad's history. The novel is the story of two young people who decide to marry despite their parents withholding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Christine Kohler
Marie Christine Kohler (July 13, 1876October 11, 1943) was a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin and was prominent in the community life of Sheboygan and Kohler, active in social work and better homes projects, and was well known for her philanthropic deeds. Biography Miss Kohler was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin On July 13, 1876, the fourth child of John Michael Kohler II and Elizabeth ''Lillie'' Vollrath. She was educated in the Sheboygan public schools and was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (1901). For a number of years she taught English literature at the Sheboygan High School, and she was secretary of the Kohler Company from 1905 to 1909. Kohler was instrumental in construction of the Waelderhaus in the Village of Kohler. It was designed by Austrian architect Kaspar Albrecht and was designed as a tribute to the tradition of Bregenzerwald (forest of Bregenz) Province of Vorarlberg, Austria. The name ''Waelderhaus'' (ger. wälderhaus) means ''forest house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Kessler
Marie-Christine Kessler is a French political scientist. She is currently the emerita research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and spent much of her career at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. She studies the role of elites in shaping public policy, as well as French foreign policy. Biography Kessler graduated from the Instituts d'études politiques in Paris, specialising in the study of public service. She then obtained a Doctor of Law degree in 1967, and in 1983 she earned a PhD in political science. Kessler spent much of her career as a researcher in political sociology and administrative science at University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. Her research focused primarily on the theme of public action, particularly the interaction between elites and public policies. She explored these topics in multiple books, including ''Le Conseil d'État'' (The state council) in 1968 and ''Grands Corps de l'Etat'' ( The Grand Corps of the State) in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida
Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V. Princess Michael of Kent was an interior designer before becoming an author; she has written several books on European royalty. Early life and ancestry Princess Michael was born ''Freiin'' (Baroness) Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, on 15 January 1945, in Karlovy Vary in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, then officially ''Karlsbad'' in the German-populated Sudetenland, now in the Czech Republic. She was born at the family estates of her Austrian maternal grandmother, Princess Hedwig von Windisch-Graetz (1878–1918). By birth she is a member of the , ''uradel'' Silesian nobility who can trace their noble ancestry from 1288. The ancestral seat of the family was Rybnica in present-day Poland. On her father's side, Princess Michael is a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Christine De Pardaillan De Gondrin
Marie Christine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (17 November 1663 – 1675) was the eldest legitimate child of Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart and her husband, the Marquis of Montespan. She died in her teens and never married. Biography Marie Christine was born in Paris to Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin, ''marquis de Montespan'' and his wife of nine months Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart. She was the older of two children born to the couple and had numerous half brothers and sisters as a result of her mother's affair with Louis XIV of France. When her father found out about the affair between the King and her mother, Montespan decided to take his children away to his country estate before raising a scandal at court, challenging the king one day at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and decorated his carriage with antlers (like horns, these were traditional symbols of the cuckolded husband). He was promptly imprisoned in the For-l'Évêque, then exiled to his lands - ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Gessinger
Marie-Christine Gessinger (1992 – 3 March 2010) was an Austrian fashion model active from late 2000s to early 2010s before dying in a traffic collision at the age of 17. Born in Lower Austria, Gessinger began modeling after taking part in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest at the age of 15, winning the Vienna preliminary competition, and representing Austria at the New York finale. She had been scheduled to work for Versace among others, but on the evening of 3 March 2010 she was killed in a car crash with her 19-year-old friend as the driver. She was 17 years old. See also * List of people who died in road accidents References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gessinger, Marie-Christine Austrian female models Road incident deaths in Austria 1992 births 2010 deaths People from Lower Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Gerhardt
Marie-Christine Gerhardt (born 7 April 1997) is a German rower. She won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice (Litoměřice District), Račice in .... References External links * 1997 births Living people German female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Gasingirwa
Marie-Christine Gasingirwa is the Director General for Science, Technology and Research in the Ministry of Education in Rwanda. Education Gasingirwa earned a bachelor's degree in Zoology and Biochemistry, in followed by a master's degree in Agricultural Biotechnology, and a PhD in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Career In 2013, Gasingirwa was the Rector of the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in Kigali, Rwanda. In April 2013, Gasingirwa spoke at the Association of Commonwealth Universities one-day conference at the University of Nairobi on the subject of "Enhancing Gender Equity in the Leadership and Management of Higher Education". In August 2016, Gasingirwa was a member of the local organizing committee of the fourth biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, ASP2016, held at the University of Rwanda's College of Sciences and Technology spoke about the role of "education as a key to limit poverty and discrimination", and as an example h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
