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2 unusual facts about Lorena


Foiano della Chiana

It took three centuries to drain the Val di Chiana, continuing during the Lorena rule.

Lorena, Texas

As she called for the election of Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and then U.S. Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas as President and Vice President of the United States, Richards read a letter from an unnamed young mother in Lorena who described herself as "forgotten" by the national leadership.


Ana Maria de Lorena, 1st Duchess of Abrantes

The eldest daughter of Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 1st Marquis of Abrantes and 7th Count of Penaguião, she adopted the patronymic "de Lorena" after a maternal great-grandfather, François Louis de Lorraine.

As family name, she used Lorena (a Portuguese translation for Lorraine), a name which came from her maternal grandmother, Marie Angelique Henriette de Lorraine, a daughter of François Louis, Count of Harcourt.

Dankwart Rustow

In addition to his son Timothy of Manhattan, he is survived by his wife of 18 years, Dr. Margrit Wreschner, a psychoanalyst; another son, Stephen of Manhattan; two daughters, Janet of Cambridge, Mass., and Marina of Manhattan; three grandchildren; two sisters, Maria Funk, and Friedburg Lorenz (died in 2007); a half-brother, Helmut - all of them of Heppenheim, Germany; and his stepmother, Lorena (died in 1999) of Heidelberg, Germany.

El Mercado de Los Angeles

Built in 1961, El Mercado de Los Angeles is located in the heart of East Los Angeles on the corners of 1st St. and Lorena St. El Mercado is a popular three floor in door swap meet that offers dining and restaurant services, entertainment with live mariachi bands, and shopping from various vendors.

Guillermo Billinghurst

It established that before a plebiscite could be held between both countries, an arbitrage would first be requested to the Queen of Spain, María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858–1929) to determine the conditions of the vote.

José da Câmara Teles, 4th Count of Ribeira Grande

He was born in Lisbon in 1712, he was educated in Paris, he married D. Margarida de Lorena e Távora in 1728 and raised two children, one died young and another was a daughter named Joana Tomásia da Câmara.

La Mujer de Mi Vida

Natalia Streignard and Mario Cimarro starred as the main protagonists while Lorena Meritano and Anna Silvetti starred as the main villains.

Maria Lorena Barros

During this time, Lorena was reading the works of French existentialists like Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, the Eurasian Han Suyin, the anti-imperialist Bertrand Russell; Philippine nationalists such as Claro M. Recto, Lorenzo Tanada, Renato Constantino and Teodoro Agoncillo; and the revolutionary Karl Marx and Mao Zedong.

Pancho López

He attended performance and installation workshops with teachers such as Lorena Wolffer, Monica Mayer, Bartolomé Ferrando, Ron Athey, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Pilar Villela, Andrea Ferreyra and Susan Lewis in places like The Museo Universitario del Chopo, the Tamayo Museum, the National Center of The Arts and Ex Teresa Arte Actual.

Penis removal

The case of John and Lorena Bobbitt, for example, was popularly known for Lorena Bobbitt cutting off the penis of her husband, John, out of rage after he allegedly raped her, though he claimed it was for revenge when she discovered his infidelity.

Stephanite

The name stephanite was proposed by W Haidinger in 1845 in honour of the Archduke of Austria Stephan Franz Victor of Habsburg-Lorena (1817-1867).

Steve Ells

In 2010, Ells joined the judging and investment panel on NBC's series America's Next Great Restaurant alongside Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia.

The Brothers García

Larry recounts his life alongside George, Carlos, and Lorena (his two brothers and twin sister, respectively), and the way they deal with everyday problems such as school, work, growing up, and all living in one house in San Antonio, Texas.

Tracción Acústica

Other guest artist included: Horacio Gomez on keyboards, Edgardo Pais guitar; Mark Muller at Pedal Steel, Lap Steel and mandolin; Armando Montiel, Leonardo Munoz and Graham Hawthorne in percussion, and Celsa Mel Gowland and Lorena Alvarez in choir.


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