Swob Sjaarda
Dutch noble
About Swob Sjaarda
Lived 1435 – 1520 (aged 84–85). Swob Sjaarda was a Dutch.
Swob Sjaarda (1435-1520) was a West Frisian noble, daughter of Douwe Tjaerts Aylva and Sjaarda Edwert and from 1455 married to Jarich Epes Hottinga.
In 1475, she became a widow with the responsibility of a castle. This was a period of conflicts between different noble clans in the Netherlands, and her castle was sieged by Skerne Wybe in 1481. According to legend, she took Wybe hostage by breaking her word, after which she exchanged him for her brother Tjaard Grioestera.
Her act in 1481 made her a metaphor for betrayal in the Netherlands: the expression Swob, became a way of saying that someone was not to be trusted.
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Who was Swob Sjaarda?
Dutch noble
When was Swob Sjaarda born?
Swob Sjaarda was born in 1435.
When did Swob Sjaarda die?
Swob Sjaarda died in 1520.
What nationality was Swob Sjaarda?
Swob Sjaarda was Dutch.
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