| Short name |
Maria van Reigersbergh |
| VIAF |
|
| First name |
Maria |
| Maiden name |
|
| Married name |
|
| Alternative name |
Maria Grotius
,
Maria de Groot
,
Maria de Groot -van Reigersbergh
,
Maria van Reigersberch
|
| Date of birth |
1589 |
| Date of death |
1653 |
| Flourishing |
- |
| 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
|
| Place of residence notes |
|
| Related to |
Susanna van Reigersbergh
|
| Bibliography |
Ter Laan 1941
- see link DBNL online-portrait in DBNL |
| Provisional Notes |
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. |