The nearby town of Groenlo is conquered by the Dutch Republican troops and remains Dutch thereafter.
Around 1626, Hendrickje Stoffels is born in Bredevoort. She would later become the mistress and model of the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn.
The Nassaus pawn the manor of Bredevoort.
At the order of the bishop, many anabaptists flee Münster. Several families settle in Winterswijk.
Willem ten Oistendarp from De Heurne, Dinxperlo and Berend Swenen from Barlo, Aalten fail the water test and are sentenced to death for witchcraft.
The Spanish try to recapture Bredevoort. They capture the town, but not the castle. The Dutch Republican troops reclaim the town.
Pastor Rauwerts holds a speech supporting the reformation. Ever since, the Dutch Reformed religion has been the dominant religion in the region.
Bredevoort is captured for the Dutch Republic by Maurits of Orange.