Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer
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Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, also Johanna Dorothea Zoutelande or Madame de Zoutelandt, (1664–1737) was a Dutch writer, memoir
ist and translator. She was also a suspected traitor as a suspected spy
.
She was arrested in 1703 under the name dowager Van Domburg in Maastricht
for spying in connection to the war of the Spanish succession, but managed to escape in 1704. She emigrated to Paris
, where she converted to Catholicism
and became a writer.
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
ist and translator. She was also a suspected traitor as a suspected spy
SPY
SPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
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She was arrested in 1703 under the name dowager Van Domburg in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
for spying in connection to the war of the Spanish succession, but managed to escape in 1704. She emigrated to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she converted to Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
and became a writer.
Works
- Aanwijsing der heilsame politike gronden en maximen (translation)
- Memoires (1710) - memoirs
- La Babylone demasquée (1727)