Bartha van Crimpen (1754–1818), was a Dutch patriot. She became a national symbol and impersonated "Freedom" in the inauguration of the first national parliament of the

Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic ( nl, Bataafse Republiek; french: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bona ...

3 March 1796. She was the daughter of Adrianus van Crimpen (1715–1799) and Maria Clasina van Doorschot (d. 1775) and married in 1775 to the official Ary van der Meer (1753–1805). She and her spouse were joint members in the

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and leaders of the society ‘ Voor ’t Vaderland’ in Haag. The Orangists forced them to flee to France in 1787; they returned in 1795.

References

* Crimpen, Bartha Maria van, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/VanderMeer 3/01/2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Crimpen, Bartha van 1754 births 1818 deaths 18th-century Dutch people