Gwendolen

Gwendolen

Gwendolen may refer to:

* 10870 Gwendolen, a main-belt asteroid
* Gwendolen Fairfax, a character in the play "The Importance of Being Earnest"
* Gwendolen Harleth, the heroine of George Eliot's novel "Daniel Deronda"
* Queen Gwendolen, mythical British Queen

People with the given name Gwendolen:

* F. Gwendolen Rees (1906-1994), British zoologist and parasitologist
* Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1877-1945), British duchess
* Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (1881-1966), Conservative politician in the United Kingdom


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  • Gwendolen — ist eine Englische Sagenkönigin, bekannt aus der Historia Regum Britanniae des Geoffrey of Monmouth. Sie besiegt ihren Gatten, König Locrinus, im Gefecht und wird so selbst zur Herrscherin. Gwendolen ist die Tochter des Corineus von Cornwall. Sie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gwendolen — f Welsh and English: apparently composed of the elements gwen white, fair, blessed, holy + dolen ring, bow. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, this was the name of the wife of the mythical Welsh king Locrine, who, however, left her for a German… …   First names dictionary

  • Gwendolen — Guendoloena Guendoloena (ou Gwendolen) est une reine légendaire de l’île de Bretagne (actuelle Grande Bretagne), dont l’ « histoire » est rapportée par Geoffroy de Monmouth dans son Historia regum Britanniae (vers 1135). Elle est la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh — Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (22 July 1881 ndash; 16 February 1966) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and by marriage a member of the Anglo Irish Guinness brewing dynasty.She was the daughter of William… …   Wikipedia

  • Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh — Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (* 22. Juli 1881; † 16. Februar 1966) war eine britische Politikerin (Conservative Party). Gwendolen Florence Mary Onslow wurde 1881 als Tochter von William Onslow, 4. Earl of Onslow, und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk — Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan Howard ( née Constable Maxwell), Duchess of Norfolk (11 January 1877 ndash;28 August 1945) was a daughter of the 11th Lord Herries of Terregles and his wife, Angela ( née Fitzalan Howard). On 5 February 1904, she married… …   Wikipedia

  • Gwendolen Harleth — Infobox character colour = first = Daniel Deronda last = name = Gwendolen Harleth imagesize = 203px caption = Romola Garai as Gwendolen cause = nickname = alias = species = gender = Female age = born = death = occupation = Lady title = callsign …   Wikipedia

  • Gwendolen — noun of origin. See Also: Guendolen, Gwendoline, Gwendolyn, Wendy …   Wiktionary

  • Gwendolen — n. female first name …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Queen Gwendolen — was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth.Gwendolen was the daughter of Corineus of Cornwall and was married to Locrinus, with… …   Wikipedia

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