biography
pronunciation:
[riperda]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1533–73)
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| biography:
| Governor of Haarlem at the time of the Spanish siege (1572), born in Winssum, N Netherlands. He called a general assembly of citizens who decided to defend the town. He led the resistance and was beheaded by Don Frederick (Alva's son) after the town's surrender. |
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