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Johanna Gevaerts van Gansoyen - Countess of Nassau Beverweerd

Biography


Birth: 1733
Death: 1779

Daughter of Paulus Gevaerts, sometime Mayor of Dordrecht, and Alida Vivien. Married (1753) to Hendrik Karel van Nassau-La Lecq, Count of Nassau Beverweerd.

Also known as

  • Countess of Nassau Beverweerd

Life with James Boswell

Boswell dined with her on November 26, 1763, writing that "she showed you much respect", and "The Countess takes you under her protection; all will go well...." He met with her regularly in the following months.

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Johanna Gevaerts van Gansoyen is mentioned in:

  • Boswell in Holland 1763-1764

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