Director-General of New Netherland

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The Director-General of New Netherland was the chief executive and administrative head of the Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America during the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
executive position
government position
appliesDuring 17th century
appliesToJurisdiction Dutch colony in North America
New Netherland
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Hudson River valley
linked to: Hudson Valley

parts of present-day Connecticut
parts of present-day Delaware
parts of present-day New Jersey
parts of present-day New York
appointedBy Dutch West India Company
category Colonial governors of New Netherland
confirmedBy States General of the Netherlands
country New Netherland
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
dissolved 1664
firstHolder Cornelis May
Cornelius Jacobsen May
followedBy English rule over former New Netherland
hasAuthorityOver colonial council of New Netherland
colonial officials in New Netherland
military forces of New Netherland
hasDuty enforce Dutch law
implement policies of Dutch West India Company
maintain defense of the colony
manage relations with Indigenous peoples
oversee colonial administration
supervise trade and commerce
historicalPeriod Dutch colonial era in North America
inception 1620s
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
lastHolder Peter Stuyvesant
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Amsterdam
nominatedBy Dutch West India Company directors
notableOfficeHolder Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
Willem Kieft
officeHolderRole administrative head of New Netherland
chief executive of New Netherland
officeScope civil administration
judicial authority
military command
officialName Directeur-Generaal van Nieuw-Nederland
partOf government of New Netherland
replacedBy English colonial governor of New York
residence New Amsterdam
seatOfGovernment Fort Amsterdam
usedBy Dutch Republic

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Richard Nicolls officeContested Director-General of New Netherland
Flushing, New Netherland governedBy Director-General of New Netherland
Flushing Remonstrance addresseePosition Director-General of New Netherland
Pelham Bay area, New Netherland underColonialAdministration Directorate of New Netherland
linked to: Director-General of New Netherland
Director-General of New Netherland officialName Directeur-Generaal van Nieuw-Nederland
linked to: Director-General of New Netherland
Director-General of New Netherland category Colonial governors of New Netherland
linked to: Director-General of New Netherland