Contours of the Duchy of Brabant of Hadewijch's time, drawn on a 20th-century map of Belgium and the Netherlands.
Hadewijch (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɦaːdəʋɪx]), sometimes referred to as Hadewych or Hadewig (ofBrabant or of Antwerp),[a] was a 13th-century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant. Most of her extant writings are in a Brabantian form of Middle Dutch. Her writings include visions, prose letters and poetry. Hadewijch was one of the most important direct influences on John of Ruysbroeck.
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