Peter Stuyvesant

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Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
colonial governor
human
politician
birthPlace Dutch Republic
Friesland
Peperga
burialPlace St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
causeOfInjury battle in the Caribbean
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth circa 1610
dateOfDeath 1672
deathPlace New York City
Province of New York
Thirteen Colonies
employer Dutch West India Company
ethnicGroup Frisian
familyName Stuyvesant
givenName Peter
hasPart wooden leg
heritage Dutch
knownFor conflicts with religious minorities in New Netherland
construction of defensive works in New Amsterdam
having a wooden leg
negotiations with English forces in 1664
opposition to Jewish settlement in New Amsterdam
opposition to Quakers in New Netherland
strict enforcement of religious conformity
urban development of New Amsterdam
legacy Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant Square Park
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village
memberOf Dutch Reformed Church
militaryBranch Dutch West India Company forces
militaryRank officer
notableFor authoritarian rule of New Netherland
role in early history of New York City
surrender of New Netherland to the English
officeContested governor of New Netherland
oversaw surrender of New Netherland to England in 1664
participatedIn Dutch colonial wars in the Caribbean
positionHeld Peter Stuyvesant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
relative Nicholas Bayard
religion Calvinism
Dutch Reformed Protestantism
replacedBy New York Colonial Assembly
surface form: English colonial administration of New York
residence Manhattan
surface form: New Amsterdam

New Netherland
New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Judith Bayard

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New Netherland notableDirectorGeneral Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant positionHeld Peter Stuyvesant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
Willem Kieft successor Peter Stuyvesant
WIC notableGovernor Peter Stuyvesant
subject surface form: Dutch West India Company
Stuyvesant High School namedAfter Peter Stuyvesant
Wouter van Twiller occupation Peter Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
Wouter van Twiller positionHeld Peter Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
Stuyvesant hasNotableBearer Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant positionHeld Peter Stuyvesant
subject surface form: Peter Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
Peperga hasBirthplaceOf Peter Stuyvesant
Peperga hasNotablePerson Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant Square Park namedAfter Peter Stuyvesant
University of Franeker notableAlumni Peter Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Petrus Stuyvesant
Pavonia governedBy Peter Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan namedAfter Peter Stuyvesant
subject surface form: Stuyvesant Street
Franeker University notableAlumnus Peter Stuyvesant
John Bowne arrestedBy Peter Stuyvesant
Fort Christina capturedBy Peter Stuyvesant
New Castle, Delaware foundedBy Peter Stuyvesant
Judith Bayard spouse Peter Stuyvesant
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser relative Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesandt associatedWith Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant family notableMember Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant family hasPatriarch Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesand historicallyAssociatedWith Peter Stuyvesant
Richard Nicolls surrenderNegotiatedWith Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam period notableGovernor Peter Stuyvesant