Maria van Schooten (1555–1573) was a Dutch heroine from the Eighty Years' War. She died from the injuries she received after having participated in the defense during the Siege of Haarlem and was given a public funeral with full military honors. She is believed to have been one of the women led by Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, a legendary heroine who helped defend Haarlem against the Spanish invaders.
Maria van Schooten | |
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 Kenau leading a group of 300 women in defense of Haarlem, by Barend Wijnveld and J. H. Egenberger, 1854 | |
| Born | 1555 |
| Died | 1573 |
| Allegiance | Dutch |
| Battles / wars | Siege of Haarlem |
Two centuries after her brief life, van Schooten was included in the Vaderlandsch woordenboek, the national dictionary started by bookseller Jacobus Kok in 1780.