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List of women who died in childbirth
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List of famous women who died during childbirth or of pregnancy complications:
Austria
- Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria (1826), mother of Maria II of Portugal and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil
France
- Alix of Thouars (1221), Duchess of Brittany
Germany
- Johanna Osthoff (1809), first wife of the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Paula Modersohn-Becker (1907), artist
Italy
- Julia Caesaris (54 BC), daughter of Julius Caesar
- Marietta Robusti (1590), 16th century artist and daughter of the artist Tintoretto|Jacopo Tintoretto
- Gianna Beretta Molla (1962) pediatrician who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2004.
India
- Mumtaz Mahal (1631), wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Her memorial is the Taj Mahal
Poland
- Jadwiga of Poland (1399), monarch of Poland, died after childbirth
Portugal
- Maria II|Queen Maria II (1853)
- Isabella of Asturias (1498) - married first with Afonso of Portugal, after his death with Manuel I of Portugal
Spain
- Blanca of Navarre (daughter of Garcia VI)|Blanca de Navarra (d. 1156), wife of the future King Sancho III of Castile
- Maria Manuela of Portugal (1545), wife of future Philip II of Spain
UK
- Marjorie Bruce (1316), died after a caesarian section delivering the future Robert II of Scotland
- Mary de Bohun (1394), first wife of Henry IV of England|Henry IV and mother of Henry V of England|Henry V
- Jane Seymour (1537), 3rd wife Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI of England|Edward VI
- Catherine Parr (1548), 6th Wife Henry VIII
- Mary Powell (1652), first wife of writer John Milton
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1797), Author of Vindication of the Rights of Women and mother of Mary Shelley
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1817), Only legitimate child of the future King George IV, died during childbirth, as did the baby, and the obstetrician committed suicide: a triple death
- Charlotte Bront?? (1855), Author of Jane Eyre
- Isabella Beeton (1865), Author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
US
- Sarah Lincoln (1828), sister of Abraham Lincoln
- Elinor Junkin, first wife of Civil war Confederate general Stonewall Jackson
- Nettie Dorsey (1932), first wife of Gospel musician Thomas A. Dorsey
- Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1884), first wife of Theodore Roosevelt
Other
- The Biblical Rachel, died giving birth to Benjamin (Genesis 35:16-20)
- Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley (His mother died giving birth to her last child when her son Leon Czolgosz was twelve years old.)
- In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist the title character's mother Agnes, dies giving birth to him.
- Square Enix's Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest video game series also mentioned maternal death. Raine of Final Fantasy VIII died giving birth to the game's protagonist Squall Leonhart. Martha, the mother of the Dragon Quest V hero, was rumored to have died in childbirth.
- In the motion picture, The Mask of Zorro, the antagonist Don Rafael Montero, enemy of Don Diego de la Vega, lied that Esperanza de la Vega died in childbirth, but Esperanza de la Vega was actually gunned down instead. Then Montero raised her daughter Elena.
- In the motion picture Contact_(Motion_Picture)|Contact, a woman died giving birth to the film's protagonist Eleanor Ann "Ellie" Arroway, portrayed by actress Jodie Foster. Arroway's father died when she was nine years old.
- In SNK's King of Fighters series, the Yagami bloodline is cursed with maternal death. The mothers of the Yagami clan heirs are cursed to die giving birth to the clan heirs.
- In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Padm?? Amidala dies after the birth of her twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa on Polis Massa, not because of poor health, but because of the complete loss of will to live and a broken heart. Her husband Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force and became Darth Vader.
- In an episode of House (TV series)|House a woman 26 weeks pregnant dies after doctors perform an emergency c-section.
- In "Mi Familia/My Familia," the wife of the character played by Jimmy Smits dies while giving birth to their son.
- In the Harry Potter saga, Merope Gaunt|Merope Gaunt-Riddle, the mother of the series' chief antagonist, Lord Voldemort, dies after giving birth to him, living just long enough to name him Tom Marvolo Riddle.
Maternal mortality
Category:Lists of people by cause of death|childbirth
Category:Lists of women|Died in childbirth
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