Jacob Leisler
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Jacob Leisler was a German-born New York merchant and colonial leader best known for heading a populist uprising against the provincial elite in the late 17th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob Leisler canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial leader
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1640-00-00 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
beheading after hanging
ⓘ
execution by hanging ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Glorious Revolution in America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leisler's Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathColony | Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1691-05-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| endTime | 1691-03-00 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Leisler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Leisler's Rebellion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
leading a populist uprising against the provincial elite in New York ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted of treason by colonial authorities ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain of militia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ |
| opponent |
Francis Nicholson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York provincial elite ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of William III and Mary II ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | populist uprising in late 17th-century New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld | de facto governor of the Province of New York ⓘ |
| posthumousEvent | attainder reversed by English Parliament ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Elsje Tymens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1689-06-00 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
militia companies in New York City
ⓘ
small traders and artisans in New York ⓘ |
| yearOfPosthumousReversal | 1695 ⓘ |
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