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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
May 5, 2025
Cycling
Long ago, in 1401, Jacoba van Beieren was born. Her father was lord and master of Holland, Zeeland, Hainaut and Bavaria. That may sound very nice, but Jacoba does not …
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
May 5, 2025
Cycling
Behind the statue of Jacoba van Beieren at house number 2 is the Jacoba van Beierenhuis. It is the oldest house in the fortress of Woudrichem. Jacoba was Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. A peace treaty was signed here in 1419 and Jacoba van Beieren reconciled with her uncle, Jan van Beieren. Franciscan nuns lived here from 1965 to 1985. Since 2019, the house has been called the Jacoba Cultuurhuis and music lessons, lectures and concerts are held there.
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•Marieke Duchatteau
November 18, 2025
Jacoba van Beieren lived only 35 years, but she experienced a great deal. In 1406, at the age of five, she was betrothed to the French prince John of Touraine. Eleven years later, in 1417, she was already Countess of Holland and Zeeland and Countess of Hainaut. She ultimately died of tuberculosis in 1436.
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