Michiel de Ruyter

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Dutch admiral admiral human naval commander

Michiel de Ruyter was a famed 17th-century Dutch admiral renowned for his naval victories against England and France and for being one of the greatest commanders in Dutch maritime history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch admiral → admiral → human → naval commander →
allegiance	Dutch Republic →
burialPlace	Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam →
causeOfDeath	battle wounds →
commanded	Dutch fleet →
commemoratedBy	Dutch Navy ship HNLMS De Ruyter → statue in Vlissingen →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1607-03-24 →
dateOfDeath	1676-04-29 →
era	17th century →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
familyName	De Ruyter →
givenName	Michiel →
hasChild	Adriaen de Ruyter → Engel de Ruyter → Margaretha de Ruyter →
honorificTitle	one of the greatest admirals in Dutch history →
knownFor	Raid on the Medway in 1667 → naval victories against England → naval victories against France →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
militaryBranch	Dutch navy →
militaryRank	Lieutenant-Admiral-General →
movement	Dutch Golden Age →
name	Michiel de Ruyter →
notableWork	Battle of Lowestoft → Battle of Scheveningen → Battle of Texel (1673) → Four Days' Battle → Raid on the Medway →
occupation	naval officer → privateer →
participantIn	First Anglo-Dutch War → Franco-Dutch War → Second Anglo-Dutch War → Third Anglo-Dutch War →
placeOfBirth	County of Zeeland → Dutch Republic → Vlissingen →
placeOfDeath	Kingdom of Sicily → Syracuse →
religion	Calvinism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Anna van Gelder → Maayke Velders → Neeltje Jans →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Solebay → Battle of Texel (1673) → Four Days' Battle → Raid on the Medway →	commander
Anglo-Dutch Wars → Anglo-Dutch Wars ("Maarten Tromp") → Cornelis Tromp → Dutch navy of the Republic →	notableCommander
Jan de Baen →	depicted
Michiel de Ruyter ("De Ruyter") →	familyName
Battle of Texel (1673) ("Michiel de Ruyter – Dutch Republic") →	hasCommanderForSide
Franco-Dutch War →	hasParticipant
Nieuwe Kerk →	hasTombOf
Michiel de Ruyter →	name
Dutch Golden Age →	notableFigure