Maria Grotius

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Maria Grotius, born Maria van Reigersberch, was the wife of Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius and is especially remembered for orchestrating his famous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest.

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Maria Grotius canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Dutch legal and political history ⓘ
Loevestein Castle ⓘ
birthName Maria van Reigersberch ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
escapeLocation Loevestein Castle prison ⓘ
linked to: Loevestein Castle
escapeMethod concealing Hugo Grotius in a book chest ⓘ
escapeOutcome successful liberation of Hugo Grotius ⓘ
ethnicGroup Dutch ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfNotability political and legal history ⓘ
hasRole organizer of escape ⓘ
wife of Hugo Grotius ⓘ
hasSpokenAbout Hugo Grotius’s imprisonment and escape (via correspondence and accounts attributed to her) ⓘ
historicalRegion Holland ⓘ
involvedIn imprisonment and liberation of Hugo Grotius ⓘ
knownAs Maria van Reigersberch ⓘ
knownFor courage and ingenuity in political crisis ⓘ
languageSpoken Dutch ⓘ
legacy remembered in Dutch history for aiding Hugo Grotius’s escape ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
marriedName Maria Grotius ⓘ
movement Remonstrant-related political circles ⓘ
name Maria Grotius ⓘ
notableAction arranging for Hugo Grotius to be transported in a book chest ⓘ
notableEvent escape of Hugo Grotius from Loevestein Castle ⓘ
notableFor orchestrating the escape of Hugo Grotius from Loevestein Castle ⓘ
occupation political actor ⓘ
placeOfActivity Loevestein Castle ⓘ
relative Hugo Grotius ⓘ
religiousContext Reformed Christianity in the Dutch Republic ⓘ
residence Dutch Republic ⓘ
Loevestein Castle ⓘ
roleInHistory supporter of a major early-modern jurist ⓘ
spouse Hugo Grotius ⓘ
Maria Grotius ⓘ
spouseNationality Dutch ⓘ
spouseNotableWork De iure belli ac pacis ⓘ
spouseOccupation diplomat ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
typeOfEscape prison escape assistance ⓘ
usedObject book chest ⓘ

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Maria van Reigersberch → knownAs → Maria Grotius ⓘ
Maria Grotius → name → Maria Grotius ⓘ
Hugo Grotius → spouse → Maria Grotius ⓘ
subject linked to: Maria Grotius
Maria Grotius → marriedName → Maria Grotius ⓘ