Marie Rambert Marie Rambert Dame Marie Rambert, Mrs Dukes DBE (20 February 188812 June 1982) was a Polish-born dancer and pedagogue who exerted great influence on British ballet, both as a dancer and teacher. Born to a liberal Jewish family in Warsaw, Congress Poland, she was originally named Cyvia (Cesia) Rambam. Her father and two of his brothers later changed their last names to make them seem only children in order to escape military service in the Imperial Russian Army; and so, while one brother retained the name Rambam, her father changed his to Ramberg, another of his brothers went to Rambert,
Marie de Namur Marie de Namur Marie of Namur, also known as Marie de Namur or Maria van Dampierre. Her titles were "Gräfin von Vianden", from her first marriage and "Dame de Pierrepont", from her second marriage to, Theobald of Bar. Born in 1322 to John I of Namur and his wife Marie of Artois. She had three sisters, including Blanche of Namur, Queen consort of Sweden and Norway, and seven brothers. In 1335/36, she married her first husband, Henry II, Graf of Vianden, son of Philip II, Graf of Vianden and his first wife Lucia von der Neuerburg. Henry was murdered at