Peter Stuyvesant facts for kids
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Peter Stuyvesant
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Painting attributed to Hendrick Couturier c. 1660
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| 7th Director-General of New Netherland | |
| In office 1647–1664 |
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| Preceded by | Willem Kieft |
| Succeeded by | Richard Nicolls (as Governor of the Province of New York) |
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| Born | 1592 Peperga, Friesland, Netherlands |
| Died | August 1672 (aged c. 80) Manhattan, Province of New York |
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Judith Bayard
(m. 1645; |
| Relations | See Stuyvesant family |
| Children | Balthasar Lazarus Stuyvesant Nicolaes Willem Stuyvesant |
| Parent(s) | Balthazar Jansz Stuyvesant Margaretha Hardenstein |
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Peter Stuyvesant (c. 1612 – August 1672), served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony New Netherland (known today as New York City) from 1647 to 1664, when the English took control of the island. He was born in Peperga. He is a major figure in the early history of New York City. In Brooklyn, there are neighborhoods and streets named after him, such as named after him called Stuyvesant Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant (often shortened to Bedstuy).
Images for kids
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On the Castello map, 1660, Whitehall stands out by its white roof and extensive garden
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New Amsterdam in 1664
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Pear tree planted by Peter Stuyvesant
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Hamilton Fish, a Governor of New York, was descended from Stuyvesant.
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A bust of Stuyvesant by Dutch artist Toon Dupuis which was presented by Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch Government to St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on 5 December 1915
