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There is a page named "Elsje van Houwening" on Wikipedia

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    Elselina van Houwening, or Elsje van Houwing, (buried March 8, 1681) was the maid who helped in the escape of Hugo Grotius from Loevestein Castle in a...
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    The chest was transported to Gorinchem, escorted by Maria's maid Elsje van Houwening; Maria stayed behind and was locked up herself for a while. Grotius...
    8 KB (1,120 words) - 14:51, 13 July 2024
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    Hugo Grotius (redirect from Huig van Groot)
    diabolical. In 1621, with the help of his wife and his maidservant, Elsje van Houwening, Grotius managed to escape the castle in a book chest and fled to...
    71 KB (8,544 words) - 03:46, 16 August 2024