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Mechthild is a
female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the
first name
Matilda and
means "powerful in combat,
powerful fighter".
Variants include...
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Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of
Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a
Christian medieval mystic,
whose book Das fließende...
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Mechthild Heil (née Rumpf, born 23
August 1961) is a
German architect and
politician of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been
serving as a...
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Countess Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), also
called Mechthild of Landsberg, Mechtild,
Mechtildis or Mathilde, was the wife of
Henry III of Sayn...
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Mechthild of the
Palatinate (1418–1482) was a
princess and
major patroness of the
literary arts in the 15th century. Born to
Ludwig III,
Elector Palatine...
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Mechthild of
Bavaria (12 July 1532 – 2
November 1565 in Baden-Baden) was a
German noblewoman. She was the
daughter of
William IV, Duke of
Bavaria and...
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Mechthild of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg (died 1192), was a
countess consort of
Holstein by
marriage to
Adolf II of Holstein. She was the
regent of Pomerania...
- year-old child, who in
later generations became known as
Gertrude the Great.
Mechthild was
famous for her
musical talents and
beautiful voice,
earning her the...
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Mechtildis of Edelstetten, also
known as
Mechtildis of
Diessen or
Mechtildis of Andechs, was a
Benedictine abbess and,
according to legend, a renowned...
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Mechthild Bach is a
German soprano and a
professor at the
Hochschule für
Musik Trossingen. Bach was born in
Limburg an der Lahn,
where she was a member...
