Peter Minuit.
Peter Stuyvesant was Director General of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the English took over. He succeeded Willem Kieft, who served from 1638 to 1647. All of Stuyvesant's predecessors held the title of Director, not Director General, but they and Stuyvesant had the same job. The colony of New Amsterdam was part of the larger Dutch province of New Netherland. There was never a Director or Director General of New Amsterdam.
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
Peter Stuyvesant [c. 1612 - August 1672] was the Dutch governor who surrendered to the English in 1664. He did so in his capacity as Director-General of the Colony of New Netherland, at the future New York. His surrender of the Dutch colony to English control was demanded on August 30, 1664. He signed the necessary treaty on September 9.Note that Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (Director General, actually) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
The conqueror of New Sweden who later lost New Netherland to the English was Peter Stuyvesant. He would serve as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647.
Cornelis Jacobzoon May, the first Director General of the Dutch West India Company.
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
Peter Stuyvesant arrived in colonial America in 1647 and became the director-general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, with its capital in New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam is present-day New York City. Stuyvesant's leadership lasted until the English seized the colony in 1664.
Yes, the had the colony that is now New York.
Peter Stuyvesant, the last director-general of the New Netherland colony, had two children, both of whom were daughters. Their names were Judith and Anna Stuyvesant. He and his wife, Judith, raised them during his time in the colony.
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Peter Stuyvesant was Director General of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the English took over. The colony of New Amsterdam was part of the greater Dutch province of New Netherland. There was never a Director General of New Amsterdam. New Netherland was governed by seven different men, the last of whom was Peter Stuyvesant. All seven men had the same job, however, the previous six all held the title of Director. Stuyvesant was the only one who held the title of Director General. So, technically, Stuyvesant was the only Director General of New Netherlands. The names of the previous Directors are: Cornelis Jacobszoon May (1624 - 1625), Willem Verhulst (1625 - 1626), Peter Minuit (1626 - 1632), Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1632 - 1633), Wouter van Twiller (1633 - 1638), and Willem Kieft (1638 - 1647).