Trijn Rembrands (1557–1638) is known as the heroine of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar during the Eighty Years' War in 1573, when she allegedly served in the defence as a soldier. She was married to the textile merchant Cornelis Reyersz. and was in 1661 described as an example of both genders fighting with equal bravery during the war: public memorial ceremonies were held for her in 1777 and 1865, and she is the subject of an opera, Alkmaar Trijn.
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