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Willem Kieft
Willem (Wilhelm) Kieft, reproduction of a painting
6th Director of New Netherland
In office
1638–1647
Preceded byWouter van Twiller
Succeeded byPeter Stuyvesant
Personal details
BornSeptember 1597
Amsterdam
DiedSeptember 27, 1647(1647-09-27) (aged 49–50)
Princess Amelia, near Swansea, Wales
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Willem Kieft, also Wilhelm Kieft, (September 1597 – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and the Director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam was the capital) from 1638 to 1647.

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Cornelis van Tienhoven

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