Johanna Magdalena Catharina Judith van Dorth

In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands, prompting the Dutch stadtholder, William V, Prince of Orange, to flee the country. The republican Patriots took control of many areas of the country, but Van Dorth was convinced that William V would return. On 5 September 1799 she and her brother dressed head-to-toe in orange and travelled in a decorated coach to Lichtenvoorde. There they handed out orange bows and gave an impassioned speech about the restoration of stadtholder rule and punishment of their opponents. Less than two weeks later Van Dorth herself was arrested and sentenced to death for treason. In 1929 the shoes and blindfold she wore for her execution were discovered during renovation work on the Reformed Protestant church in Lichtenvoorde.