Juliana Cornelia de Lannoy

She was born in Breda as the oldest child of an officer who left home to serve in the War of the Austrian Succession.

Her mother decided to move back to her parents' house in 1743, after her youngest girl died, and so, Juliana's formative years were spent in Nijmegen.

Her father remarried Pauline Aleida Putman of Deventer and in 1752 Juliana moved there with them.

In 1758, the family moved to St. Geertruidenberg where Juliana's father lived on the Markt in the house called "De Roos", today a museum.

She is known for her wit and commentary on women in society, and often wrote about strong women, most notably Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, who featured in her play about the siege of Haarlem in 1770 that she dedicated to William V, Prince of Orange.