Catharina de Grebber | |
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Born | c. 1496 |
Died | After 1515 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Known for | Victim of kidnapping and rape |
Catharina de Grebber (c. 1496 – after 1515) was a Dutch woman. She is known as the victim of a famous case of kidnapping and rape in the Netherlands in 1515. The case was widely famed in the contemporary Netherlands, where it was published and popular within literature: it was also the subject of a song, where Catharina de Grebber was described as a rabbit persecuted by a hunter.