Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia He was a major figure in the 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 )
Peter Stuyvesant | Biography Facts | Britannica Peter Stuyvesant (born c 1592, Scherpenzeel, Friesland, Netherlands—died February 1672, near New York, New York [U S ]) was a Dutch colonial governor who tried to resist the English seizure of New York
Remembering Peter Stuyvesant - American Heritage Partners T he history of the Colony of New Netherland in North America (today’s New York) is inseparable from the history of one man: Peter Stuyvesant, who served as the Director-General from 1647 to 1665, when the Colony was taken over by the English
Stuyvesant, Peter - Encyclopedia. com P eter Stuyvesant was the colorful and controversial director general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (presentday New York State) During his seventeen years in office, he caused considerable unrest by imposing heavy taxes and passing laws that prohibited religious freedom
Peter Stuyvesant (1612-1672): Peter Stuyvesant (1612-1672) The fourth and last Director-General of New Netherland was the somewhat notorious Peter Stuyvesant (c 1612-1672) A former soldier, he had served as governor of the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curacao, where he lost his right leg
Peter Stuyvesant | History | Research Starters - EBSCO Peter Stuyvesant was a significant historical figure in the colonial era, known for his tenure as the director-general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, particularly New Amsterdam, from 1647 until the English seizure in 1664
Peter Stuyvesant 1592-1672 lt; Biographies lt; American History From . . . Peter Stuyvesant (also known as Pietrus Stuyvesant), the son of a clergyman of Friesland, was born in the Netherlands in 1592 Stuyvesant served in the Dutch Army before receiving his appointment as director-general of New Netherland in 1646
Petrus Stuyvesant - NEW AMSTERDAM STORIES Episodes from the life of Petrus Stuyvesant appear in the records of both the NYC Municipal Archives and the City of Amsterdam Archives A selection of episodes is excerpted below
Petrus Stuyvesant - Museum of the City of New York Petrus Stuyvesant is best known as New Netherland longest, most influential, and last Dutch governor, having served until the English overthrew the colony’s Dutch administration and renamed it New York in 1664