Holland's Leaguer (brothel)
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Holland's Leaguer was the name of a Dutch English brothel in London between 1603 and January 1632. It has been referred to as the most famed brothel in 17th-century England. "Legeur" means military encampment.[1][2]
It was an expensive establishment with King James I of England and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, among its clients.[3] The brothel was owned and managed by Elizabeth "Bess" Holland.[4] She may have been married to one of the Holland family, notorious figures in the Elizabethan underworld.[5][6] Popular rumour linked the house specifically with Dutch prostitutes.[7] The brothel modelled itself on the Schoen Majken (The Lovely Little Maiden) in Brussels. It provided luxurious surroundings, good food, clean linen and 'modern' plumbing.[7]