Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480 – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian farmer, rebel leader, and pirate. He is best known by his West Frisian nickname Grutte Pier...
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British book illustrator and poster artist Donia Samir Ghanem, Egyptian actress and singer Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480–1520), Frisian rebel leader and pirate...
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1523. For four years they were successful under the former farmer Pier Gerlofs Donia. Led by his Lieutenant Wijerd Jelckama from 1519 they slowly lost...
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Wijerd Jelckama (redirect from Wijard Sybrens Donia)
lieutenant of Pier Gerlofs Donia (also known as Grutte Pier) and fought along his side against the Saxon and Hollandic invaders. Jelckama took Donia's place as...
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that is not a genuine Frisian") was a phrase used by the Frisian Pier Gerlofs Donia during a Frisian rebellion (1515–1523). Ships whose crew could not...
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In the early 16th century, the pirate and freedom fighter Pier Gerlofs Donia (Grutte Pier) challenged Saxon authority in Friesland during a prolonged...
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Master of the Long Sword) by the Mark Brotherhood. Frisian hero Pier Gerlofs Donia is reputed to have wielded a Zweihänder with such skill, strength...
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Rienck Bockema (ca. 1350–1436) Pier Gerlofs Donia (ca. 1480–1520), Frisian freedom fighter, rebel and pirate 'Grutte Pier' Joachim Hoppers (1523–1576),...
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ship's ruse was used to recapture Breda from de Spanish empire Pier Gerlofs Donia "Grutte Pier" – a Frisian pirate and freedom fighter (known for wielding...
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from oppression by the Habsburg authorities. One of the leaders was Pier Gerlofs Donia, whose farm had been burned down and whose kinfolk had been killed...
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