Maria Overlander van Purmerland
Maria Overlander van Purmerland was a noble from the Dutch Golden Age.
Maria Overlander was the daughter of Volkert Overlander and Geertruid Hooft. At the age of 27 she married Frans Banning Cocq. The couple lived at the house De Dolphijn and resided at their castle Ilpenstein. Jan Vos wrote a poem to Maria. In 1655 she became Lady of the Free and high Fief Purmerland and Ilpendam. Maria owned 87,000 Guilder. Her tomb chapel is located in the Oude Kerk.Literature
