What is Julia Beelaerts van Blokland?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Julia Beelaerts van Blokland | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nickname= Tante Juusje<ref name=Archief /> | birth_name = Julia Susanna Electa Beelaerts van Blokland | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1886|6|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[The Hague]], the Netherlands | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|1981|7|11|1886|6|15|df=y}} | death_place = [[Wassenaar]], the Netherlands | sport = Fencing | years_active = 1911-1921 | club = Salle De Vos, [[The Hague]] | coach = Prof. J. De Vos | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} [[Jonkvrouw|Jkvr.]] '''Julia Susanna Electa Beelaerts van Blokland''' also named '''Julie Beelaerts van Blokland'''<ref name=Archief>[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.21.253/download/pdf Inventaris van het archief van de familie Beelaerts (van Blokland) en aanverwante families, (1381) 1505-2001 (2007)], nationaalarchief.nl, version: 14 June 2020</ref><ref name=Julie /> (15 June 1886 — 11 July 1981) was a Dutch [[fencer]]. She was a pioneer, being one of the earliest Dutch female fencers. Her fencing career was from 1911 to 1921 and competed in the highest level competitions in that era winning several prizes. As captain of the Dutch team, she became the first international Dutch female fencer in 1911 at the [[1911 England–Holland women's fencing competitions]] together with the four other Dutch competitors. ==Biography== Beelaerts van Blokland was born on 15 June 1886 in [[The Hague]] as a member of the [[Beelaerts van Blokland]] family, an old Dutch patrician family.<ref name=gene1 /> She held the noble title of [[jonkvrouw]].<ref name=NieuweCourant /> Her father was policitian [[Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland]] and her mother