Colonel Richard Nicolls

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_Richard_Nicolls
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Duke_of_York
gptkbp:birth_date 1624
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Nicolls_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to establishment of English rule in North America
gptkbp:death_date 1672
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:New_Netherland
gptkbp:historical_period 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Richard Nicolls
gptkbp:influenced colonial governance in America
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_leadership
being the first English governor of New York
gptkbp:legacy influence on New York's development
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:capture_of_New_Amsterdam
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Peter_Stuyvesant
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Anglo-Dutch_Wars
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Nicolls
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francis_Lovelace
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Amsterdam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5