{"id":140826,"date":"2022-07-22T21:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T19:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/war-resistance\/eighty-years-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:11:02","slug":"eighty-years-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/eighty-years-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighty Years&#8217; War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-same-height\" id=\"pt-cv-view-86bbcacm47\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"5\" data-cvct=\"3\" data-cvcm=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141767\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/bredevoort-fortress\/fortified-town-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1146\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aaltensche-Courant-11-02-1938-Bredevoort.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"The small town of Bredevoort, 1743\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/bredevoort-fortress\/fortified-town-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Fortified Town Bredevoort<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The fortified town of Bredevoort has a history dating back to the year 945.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/bredevoort-fortress\/fortified-town-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"143092\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/old-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/default_image.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Oud Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/old-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Old Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Voogd van Aalten (16e eeuw) Tijdens de tachtigjarige oorlog werd de Oostgelderse bevolking regelmatig geteisterd<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/old-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141832\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/wolf-misslich-%e2%80%a0-1639\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/default_image.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Oud Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/wolf-misslich-%e2%80%a0-1639\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Wolf Misslich (\u2020 1639)<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Governor of the Lordship of Bredevoort from 1629.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/wolf-misslich-%e2%80%a0-1639\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-aae44f8zjc\">#pt-cv-view-86bbcacm47 .pt-cv-title a, #pt-cv-view-86bbcacm47  .panel-title { font-size: 16px !important; 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