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In 1769, doctor Juan Ramis wrote a tragedy in Menorca entitled Lucrecia. The play is written in the Catalan language using a neoclassical style and is a significant work of the eighteenth century written in this language. In 1932, the play Lucrece was produced on Broadway, starring legendary actress Katharine Cornell in the title part.
Lucrezia or Lucrecia may refer to: Lucrezia (given name): an Italian name, feminine of the Roman name Lucretius. The etymological origin of the name is debatable, but is thought to come from the Latin lucrum, meaning "profit, wealth". Other sources believe it may be of Etruscan origin, though its original meaning has been lost.
Lucrezia Borgia was born on 18 April 1480 at Subiaco, near Rome. [2] Her mother was Vannozza dei Cattanei, one of the mistresses of Lucrezia's father, Cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI).
They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town of Borja, then in the Crown of Aragon, in Spain. The Borgias became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 15th and 16th centuries, producing two popes: Alfons de Borja , who ruled as Pope Callixtus III during 1455–1458, and Rodrigo ...
In December 2010, she joined ITV News London as their Entertainment Correspondent. [5] In January 2013, she was appointed a newsreader. [2] At present, Millarini now regularly presents the ITV News London main 6pm programme, as well as the ITV Lunchtime News [1] [5] [8] (since 2017), ITV Weekend News [1] (since 2015), [2] the ITV Evening News (since 2019), and the ITV News at Ten (since 2021).
Vespillo, an occupational surname referring to one who removes corpses, was bestowed on one of this family who had thrown the body of Tiberius Gracchus into the river. [2] [3] Carus, "dear", was a surname belonging to the poet Lucretius. On coins, the cognomen Trio is found, but it is not mentioned in any ancient writer. A few of the Lucretii ...
Lucretia Mott (née Coffin; January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer.She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the World Anti-Slavery Convention held in London in 1840.
Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg (1845–1937), American suffragist, reformer; Lucretia Maria Davidson (1808–1825), American poet; Lucretia Edwards (1916–2005), environmental activist and preservationist