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Anne of Brittany
b. 1477, Nantes, France; d. 1514, Blois, FranceIn 1488, Anne succeeded her father as ruler of the independent duchy of Brittany, which had maintained a precarious autonomy against repeated incursions by the French and English. Now its... Read more
Brunhilde
b. circa 534; d. circa 613, Renève, BurgundyBrunhilde (Brunhild) was the queen of Burgundy and Austrasia, an area comprising parts of modern-day France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In 567, she married King Sigebert, and her sister... Read more
Maria-Christine de Lalaing
b. 1551, location unknown; d. 1582, location unknownMarie-Christine de Lalaing, wife of Pierre de Melun, governor of Tournai, Belgium, organized the defense of the city when it was besieged by the Spanish duke of Parma in 1581.... Read more
Gertrude of Nivelles
b. 626, Landen, Belgium; d. 659, Nivelles, BelgiumGertrude was the sister of the nun Begga. She refused to marry and, in 639, her mother Itta erected a monastery at Nivelles, Belgium, and appointed Gertrude abbess. She... Read more
Hardlind
Date of birth unknown; d. circa 745, Maaseik, BelgiumThe sisters Harlind (Harlinde, Herlind) and Reinhild (Relind, Relinde) received an excellent "feminine" education and excelled in the arts of embroidery and manuscript illumination. With the help of their... Read more
Margaret of Austria
b. 1480, Brussels; d. 1530, Mechelen, BelgiumMargaret of Austria, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman emperor, was betrothed to Charles VIII, future king of France, at the age of two. She was sent to the... Read more
Mary of Hungary
b. 1505, Brussels; d. 1558, SpainMary (Maria), the daughter of King Philip I of Spain, married Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the queen consort of Hungary-Bohemia for four years (1522–26), until her... Read more
Matilda of Flanders
b. circa 1031, Flanders; d. 1083, FranceMatilda, the daughter of a count, grew up accustomed to wealth and power. Around 1051, she married William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, who later became king of England. After... Read more
Gabrielle Petit
b. 1893, Tournai, Belgium; d. 1916, BrusselsThe Belgian woman Gabrielle Petit was a spy who worked with the British Secret Service during World War I. She collected information about enemy troop movements using a number of... Read more
Marie Popelin
b. 1846, Brussels; d. 1913, BrusselsMarie Popelin was the first Belgian woman to earn a law degree (1888) from the Université Libre de Bruxelles but was denied admittance to the bar association of Brussels after... Read more
Reinhild
Flourished mid-8th century, Maaseik, BelgiumWith the help of their parents, Harlind (Harlinde, Herlind) and Reinhild (Relind, Relinde) established a convent in the Flemish village of Maaseik. The sisters had received an excellent "feminine"... Read more
Levina Teerling
b. circa 1510–20, Bruges, Belgium; d. 1576, LondonThe correct spelling of this name is LEVINA TEERLINC.
Levina Teerlinc was trained as a painter by her father, the manuscript illuminator Simon Bening. Renowned as a miniaturist, from... Read more
Caterina Van Hemessen
b. 1528, Antwerp; d. after 1587, Antwerp (?)Caterina (Catharina) van Hemessen, a Flemish painter trained by her father, married the organist of Antwerp Cathedral in 1554. Two years later, the couple entered the service of an admirer... Read more
Yvette
b. 1158, Huy, Belgium; d. 1228, Huy, BelgiumYvette was a religious figure in the town of Huy, Belgium, on the River Meuse. Widowed at eighteen, she retired to a leper colony on the river, where she tended... Read more
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