Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft | |
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Willem (Wilhelm) Kieft, reproduction of a painting | |
| 6th Director of New Netherland | |
| In office 1638–1647 | |
| Preceded by | Wouter van Twiller |
| Succeeded by | Peter Stuyvesant |
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| Born | September 1597 Amsterdam |
| Died | September 27, 1647 (aged 49–50) Princess Amelia, near Swansea, Wales |
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| Flushing Remonstrance |
Willem Kieft, also Wilhelm Kieft, (September 1597 – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and the Director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam was the capital) from 1638 to 1647.