About Catharina Mulder
Lived 1723 – 1798 (aged 75). Catharina Mulder was a businessperson.
Catharina Mulder (25 March 1723, in Rotterdam – 29 June 1798, in Rotterdam), also known as Kaat Mossel, was a Dutch orangist. She was a fishmonger, selling mussels in Rotterdam, hence her nickname: Kaat Mossel means Cate Mussel. She led and organised the orangist riots in Rotterdam in 1784 against the patriots. She is regarded as a representative of the common orangism.
She was represented in her 1785 court case by Willem Bilderdijk, the well-known Orangist poet and lawyer.
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Who was Catharina Mulder?
orangist (1723-1798)
When was Catharina Mulder born?
Catharina Mulder was born on 25 March 1723 in Rotterdam.
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Catharina Mulder died on 29 June 1798.
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Catharina Mulder was a businessperson.
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