Peter Stuyvesant

Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
	Painting attributed to Hendrick Couturier c. 1660
7th Director of New Netherland
	In office; 1647–1665
Preceded by	Willem Kieft
Succeeded by	Richard Nicolls (as Governor of the Province of New York)
Personal details
Born	c. 1610; Peperga, Friesland, Dutch Republic
Died	August 1672 (age 61/62); Manhattan, Province of New York
Resting place	St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Spouse	Judith Bayard (m. 1645)
Relations	See Stuyvesant family
Children	Balthasar Lazarus Stuyvesant; Nicolaes Willem Stuyvesant
Parent(s)	Balthazar Jansz Stuyvesant; Margaretha van Hardenstein
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Peter Stuyvesant (English: /ˈstaɪvəsənt/; in Dutch also Pieter and Petrus Stuyvesant, Dutch: [ˈstœyvəzɑnt]; c. 1610 – August 1672)^[1]^[2] was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was split into New York and New Jersey with lesser territory becoming parts of other colonies, and later, states.^[3] He was a major figure in the early 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.).

Stuyvesant's accomplishments as director-general included a great expansion for the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the southern tip of Manhattan. Among the projects built by Stuyvesant's administration were the protective wall on Wall Street, the canal that became Broad Street, and Broadway. Stuyvesant, himself a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, opposed religious pluralism and came into conflict with Lutherans, Jews, Roman Catholics, and Quakers as they attempted to build places of worship in the city and practice their faiths. Stuyvesant was in particular antisemitic, loathing both the Jewish race and religion.^[4]

^ Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2. p.1256
^ Historical Dictionary of Colonial America, p. 230
^ "Introduction | A Tour of New Netherland".
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[birthyear-1] Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2. p.1256

[2] Historical Dictionary of Colonial America, p. 230

[3] "Introduction | A Tour of New Netherland".

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Peter Stuyvesant
Painting attributed to Hendrick Couturier c. 1660

7th Director of New Netherland
In office 1647–1665
Preceded by	Willem Kieft
Succeeded by	Richard Nicolls (as Governor of the Province of New York)

Personal details
Born	c. 1610 Peperga, Friesland, Dutch Republic
Died	August 1672 (age 61/62) Manhattan, Province of New York
Resting place	St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Spouse	Judith Bayard (m. 1645)
Relations	See Stuyvesant family
Children	Balthasar Lazarus Stuyvesant Nicolaes Willem Stuyvesant
Parent(s)	Balthazar Jansz Stuyvesant Margaretha van Hardenstein
Signature