Maria van Reigersbergh (1589 - 1653)

Short name Maria van Reigersbergh
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First name Maria
Birth name Reigersbergh
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Alternative name Maria Grotius , Maria de Groot , Maria de Groot -van Reigersbergh , Maria van Reigersberch
Date of birth 1589
Date of death 1653
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Sex Female
Place of birth Veere (Zeeland)
Place of death Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, NLD)
Lived in Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, NLD) , Rotterdam (Zuid-Holland, NLD) , Paris , Boulogne-sur-Mer , Netherlands
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Maria van Reigersbergh was ...
related to Susanna van Reigersbergh
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Place(s) of Residence Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, NLD) , Rotterdam (Zuid-Holland, NLD) , Paris , Boulogne-sur-Mer , Netherlands
Receptions of Maria van Reigersbergh, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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*Poem published in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen S. Rondeau 1818 comments on person
*Contribution to Penélopé: Bij het hooren eener satyre op Nederland en de Nederlandsche vrouwen G.J. Naas 1826 mentions person
*Art. in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1842 comments on person
Maria de Groot : eene christenheldin : eene christelijke levensschets uit de 17e eeuw Emil Quandt 1872 is biography of
*Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek F. Jos. van den Branden , J. G. Frederiks 1888 comments on person
Ter Laan 1941 - see link DBNL online-portrait in DBNL
Might have been born in Boulogne-sur-Mer. (DVN) Wife of Hugo Grotius/Hugo de Groot. 9 children (Sons: Pieter, Cornelis, Pieter, Dirk. Daughters: Cornelia, Maria) Played an important role in husbands (financial) affairs after he was imprisoned and later exiled. (DVN) Famous in The Netherlands even today for having helped her husband escape from castle Loevestein (where he was imprisoned) by smuggling him outside in an empty book chest. Known as a writer for her letters/correspondence.