Geertruid Adriaansdochter

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Geertruid Adriaansdochter was a Dutch farmer from Wormer. She died in 1573 at IJpesloot near Amsterdam. Protestant farmers hanged her because she was Catholic when she tried to bring food to her brother, a Catholic priest who was under siege in Amsterdam. Her death was used in Catholic propaganda during the war, portraying her as a Catholic martyr.