James was the brtoher of King Charles II. The king gave the land to his brother in 1664. He named the province after James of York. He gave it to his brother after the surrender of the dutch to the english.
James, Duke of York, is the proprietor of the New York Colony and the brother of King Charles II.
King James Duke New York.
James, Duke of York split New Netherland into two parts, New York and New Jersey. He gave control of New Jersey to his friend, while he controlled New York.
James Duke of York split New Netherland into two parts New York, and New Jersey. He gave control of New Jersey to his friends, he controlled New York.
New York was named after James, The Duke of York
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New York got it's name from Charles II's brother, the Duke of York, who later became King James II. The colony was originally the Dutch territory New Netherlands and the city was New Amsterdam.
He was the guy that was named for New York and I don't know what he did.
Peter Minuit founded New York colony in the 1600's to 1700's But New York was named after the Duke of York
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founded New Jersey.
When the British seized New Netherlands in 1664, the colony was renamed for James, the Duke of York and Duke of Albany, who became king as James II in 1685.