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Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer

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Dutch wood merchant and folk hero

FoundersLived 1526 to 1588 · aged 62
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Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer (1526-1588) was a wood merchant of Haarlem, who became a legendary folk hero for her fearless defense of the city against the Spanish invaders during the siege of Haarlem in 1573.

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Romanticized historical painting of Kenau leading a group of 300 women in defense of Haarlem, by Barend Wijnveld and J.H. Egenberger, 1854Romanticized historical painting of Kenau leading a group of 300 women in defense of Haarlem, by Barend Wijnveld and J.H. Egenberger, 1854Haarlem soldiers being executed by the Spanish after the siege; all are menHaarlem soldiers being executed by the Spanish after the siege; all are men

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Lived 1526 to 1588 · aged 62
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