Marie Antoinette was the last queen consort of France prior to the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria,and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste,heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774,her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.
Astrid Kirchherr was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles and her photographs of the band's original members –John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison,Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best –during their early days in Hamburg.
Astrid of Sweden was a member of the Swedish House of Bernadotte and later became Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III. Following her marriage to Leopold in November 1926,she assumed the title of Duchess of Brabant. Astrid held the position of Queen of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until her death in 1935. Known for her charitable efforts,she focused particularly on causes related to women and children.
Princess Astrid of Belgium,Archduchess of Austria-Este,is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola,and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch,King Philippe. She is married to Prince Lorenz of Belgium,head of the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine,and is fifth in line of succession to the Belgian throne.
Astrid Muñoz is a Puerto Rican model turned photographer.
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin,generally known as Roselyne Bachelot,is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Solidarity and Social Cohesion (2010–2012) in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon. She was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement,which was part of the European People's Party.
Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie,known in France as MAM,is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. She is a member of the Republicans,part of the European People's Party. A member of all right-wing governments formed in the 1980s,1990s and 2000s,she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense (2002–2007),the Interior (2007–2009) and Foreign Affairs (2010–2011);she has also been in charge of Youth and Sports (1993–1995) and Justice (2009–2010),and was granted the honorary rank of Minister of State in her last two offices.
Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria is the elder daughter and eldest child of Jean,Grand Duke of Luxembourg,and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium,and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria,grandson of the last Austrian Emperor,Karl I.
Gunvor Hofmo was a Norwegian writer,often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.
L'Opération 14 juillet was a failed French operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in July 2003. Organized by French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin,the mission failed to make contact with FARC guerrillas and eventually returned home. After details of the operation leaked in the Brazilian press,a political scandal erupted in France.
Astrid Kruse Jensen is a Danish photographer and visual artist. She studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands and the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. Her artistic work is often characterized by its dreamy qualities,blurring the boundaries between memory,consciousness,reality,and illusion.
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey is a Spanish and French actress and model. She is best known for playing Suzanne in The Sea Wall,the mermaid Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean:On Stranger Tides and Sofi in I Origins. She also played the Mage in King Arthur:Legend of the Sword. She received the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 2009 and the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and a nomination at the 2016 David di Donatello in Rome.
Astrid Guyart is a French right-handed foil fencer,author,and aerospace engineer.
Astrid Noack was a Danish sculptor who specialized in the human figure,creating works such as the statue of Anna Ancher in Skagen,and her Standing Woman which was included in the Danish Culture Canon.
Dominique Khalfouni is a French ballet dancer. Once a star (étoile) of the Paris Opera Ballet and a principal of the Ballet National de Marseille,she is now a ballet teacher.
Astrid Smeplass,known professionally as Astrid S,is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013,she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol,entitled Idol –Jakten påen superstjerne. In 2020,she released her debut studio album,Leave It Beautiful,through Universal.
Astrid Marie-Frederike Aagesen (1883–1965) was a Danish-Swedish designer who crafted objects in many kinds of metals. From 1919 until 1937,she lived in Helsingborg,Sweden,where she made the globe for the city's monument to astronomer Tycho Brahe.
Yaël Braun-Pivet is a French lawyer and politician who was President of the French National Assembly from 28 June 2022 to 9 June 2024. She is the first woman to have held this position. A member of Renaissance (RE),she was previously Minister of Overseas Territories under Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May to June in 2022. She has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2017,representing the department of Yvelines.
Kati is a Swedish novel series by Astrid Lindgren. It tells the story of Kati,who travels,first to America,then to Italy and Paris. The novels were translated into many languages including English,German,Spanish,French and Russian.
Astrid Lambrecht is a German physicist who is Director at Forschungszentrum Jülich. She previously worked as the Deputy Director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research Institute of Physics.
