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Date |
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| 1 | 1665 | - 1665: Münster bishop Bernard van Galen invades the Achterhoek area with a large army.
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| 2 | 1672 | - 1672: Bredevoort is occupied by the Munster bishop Bernard van Galen from 1672 until 1674. During that time, the official religion is changed to Roman-Catholic.
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| 3 | 1674 | - 1674: A chapel of the cross (Kreuzkapelle) is establised just across the German border to allow Roman Catholics from Aalten to worship.
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| 4 | 1682 | - 1682: The Winterswijk weavers get permission to start their own weaver's guild.
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| 5 | 1696 | - 1696: The manor of Bredevoort is given to William III of Nassau (king of England and lieutenant of the Netherlands) as his personal property.
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| 6 | 1698 | - 1698: Dinxperlo gets its first school teacher: Heyne te Beest.
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| 7 | 1704 | - 1704: The Bredevoort fortifications are being enhanced according to the views of the famous fortification expert Menno van Coehoorn.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1659 - 1709 (~ 50 years)