Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau was a countess consort of the Palatinate by marriage to Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and took part in the regency government of her son between 1610 and 1614. She also acted as a mediator between the king of Sweden and the elector of Brandenburg in 1631.
Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau was the sixth and youngest daughter of William the Silent and his third wife, Charlotte of Bourbon.
Henriette Catherine of Nassau was princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau by marriage to John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and regent of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1698 during the minority of her son Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
Anna Maria de Bruyn was a Dutch stage actress and ballet dancer.
Dorotea van Fornenbergh, was a Dutch stage actor.
Elisabeth Wandscherer was a Dutch Anabaptist.
Susanna du Plessis (1739–1795) was a plantation owner in Dutch Surinam. She is a legendary figure in the history of Surinam, where she probably unjustely has become a metaphor of a cruel and sadistic slave owner. She is the subject of songs, plays, fairy tales and legends as well as books.
Ats Bonninga, was a Frisian noble, known for her defence of the fortress in Warns in Gaasterland during the conflict between the Schieringers and the Vetkopers party in 1494.
Geertruid Adriaansdochter, was a Dutch farmer. She was hanged by Protestant farmers as a Catholic when she attempted to bring food to her brother, a Catholic priest in Amsterdam, who was at the point under siege by the Protestants. She was used in the propaganda during the war as a Catholic martyr.
Béatrix de Cusance, Baroness of Belvoir, was the second wife of Charles IV, former reigning Duke of Lorraine. She was a correspondent of Constantijn Huygens.
Princess Frederica Louise Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau was a Hereditary Princess of Brunswick; married 14 October 1790 to Hereditary Prince Charles George August of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, son of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was known in the family as "Loulou".
Catharina Egges, was a Dutch publisher. Between 1781 and 1824, she managed the publishing company Algemeene bibliotheek.
Catharina Johanna Koek (1763–1843), was a Dutch governor's wife. She is depicted in history as a typical example of the Dutch colonial customs in Dutch East Indies and how it was viewed by Europeans.
Marietje Jan de Gortersdochter was a Dutch Anabaptist. She is known in history as a martyr of the Anabaptist faith and the mother of the Anabaptist leader David Joris. She was married to the merchant Joris van Amersfoort. She was executed by decapitation in Delft after banned books had been found among her possessions.
Margaretha van Valckenburch was a Dutch shipowner. She was the only woman to have been a stockholder or bewindhebbers of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Lijsbeth Kuijper (1778–1828), was a Dutch shipowner.
Jacoba Rauwerda (1835–1919) was a Dutch brothel manager. She was the owner and manager of the most famous brothel in 19th-century Amsterdam, the Maison Weinthal, between 1877 and 1902.
Catharina Petit (1660–1740) was a Dutch stage actor.
Mechtild of Guelders was the ruling suo jure Duchess of Guelders from 1371 to 1379, after succeeding her brother, Reginald II, Duke of Guelders.
Eiske ten Bos-Harkema was a Dutch politician.
