Dutch director-general of New Netherland (c.1610–1672)
For other uses, see Peter Stuyvesant (disambiguation).
Peter Stuyvesant
Painting attributed to Hendrick Couturier c. 1660
7th Director of New Netherland
In office 1647–1665
Preceded by
Willem Kieft
Succeeded by
Richard Nicolls (as Governor of the Province of New York)
Personal details
Born
c. 1610 Peperga, Friesland, Dutch Republic
Died
August 1672 (age 61/62) Manhattan, Province of New York
Resting place
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Spouse
Judith Bayard
(m. 1645)
Relations
See Stuyvesant family
Children
Balthasar Lazarus Stuyvesant Nicolaes Willem Stuyvesant
Parent(s)
Balthazar Jansz Stuyvesant Margaretha van Hardenstein
Signature
New Netherland series
Exploration
Fortifications:
Fort Amsterdam
Fort Nassau (North)
Fort Orange
Fort Nassau (South)
Fort Goede Hoop
De Wal
Fort Casimir
Fort Altena
Fort Wilhelmus
Fort Beversreede
Fort Nya Korsholm
De Rondout
Settlements:
Noten Eylandt
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rensselaerswijck
Nieuw Haarlem
Beverwijck
Wiltwijk
Bergen
Pavonia
Vriessendael
Achter Col
Vlissingen
Oude Dorpe
Colen Donck
Greenwich
Heemstede
Rustdorp
Gravesende
Breuckelen
Nieuw Amersfoort
Midwout
Nieuw Utrecht
Boswijk
Swaanendael
Nieuw Amstel
Nieuw Dorp
The Patroon System
Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions
Cornelius Jacobsen May (1620–25)
Willem Verhulst (1625–26)
Peter Minuit (1626–32)
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1632–33)
Wouter van Twiller (1633–38)
Willem Kieft (1638–47)
Peter Stuyvesant (1647–64)
People of New Netherland
New Netherlander
Twelve Men
Eight Men
Nine Men
Flushing Remonstrance
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Stuyvesant Coat of Arms
Peter Stuyvesant (English: /ˈstaɪvəsənt/; in Dutch also Pieter and Petrus Stuyvesant, Dutch:[ˈstœyvəzɑnt]; c. 1610 – August 1672)[1][2] was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was split into New York and New Jersey with lesser territory becoming parts of other colonies, and later, states.[3] He was a major figure in the early history of New York City and his name has been given to various landmarks and points of interest throughout the city (e.g. Stuyvesant High School, Stuyvesant Town, Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, etc.).
Stuyvesant's accomplishments as director-general included a great expansion for the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the southern tip of Manhattan. Among the projects built by Stuyvesant's administration were the protective wall on Wall Street, the canal that became Broad Street, and Broadway. Stuyvesant, himself a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, opposed religious pluralism and came into conflict with Lutherans, Jews, Roman Catholics, and Quakers as they attempted to build places of worship in the city and practice their faiths. Stuyvesant was in particular antisemitic, loathing both the Jewish race and religion.[4]
^Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2. p.1256
^Historical Dictionary of Colonial America, p. 230
^"Introduction | A Tour of New Netherland".
^Cite error: The named reference pbs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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