Willem Kieft
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Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willem Kieft canonical | 13 |
| Governor of New Netherland | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
colonists in New Netherland
ⓘ
relations with Native American tribes in New Netherland ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1597 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | shipwreck of the Princess Amelia ⓘ |
| conflict |
Kieft's War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch–Native American conflicts in New Netherland
Kieft's War ⓘ |
| controversy | massacres of Native Americans during Kieft's War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1647-09-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | off the coast of Wales ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| endTime | 1647 (term as Director of New Netherland) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| governedCity |
Manhattan
ⓘ
surface form:
New Amsterdam
|
| governedTerritory | New Netherland ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
associated with brutality toward Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
controversial leader ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in shipwreck ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch colonial administration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with Native American tribes
ⓘ
controversial policies toward Indigenous peoples ⓘ governorship of New Netherland ⓘ initiating Kieft's War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| policy |
military raids on Native American settlements
ⓘ
taxation of Native American tribes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of New Netherland
ⓘ
Willem Kieft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of New Netherland
|
| predecessor | Wouter van Twiller ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
New Netherland
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan
ⓘ
surface form:
New Amsterdam
New Netherland ⓘ |
| shipwreckedOn | Princess Amelia ⓘ |
| startTime | 1638 (term as Director of New Netherland) ⓘ |
| successor | Peter Stuyvesant ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governor of New Netherland
subject surface form:
Wouter van Twiller