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.
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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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