Share on Facebook
For the Dutch footballer named Willem (Wim) Kieft, see Wim Kieft
Willem Kieft
6th Director of New Netherland
In office
1638–1647
Preceded by Wouter van Twiller
Succeeded by Peter Stuyvesant

Willem Kieft (September 1597, Amsterdam – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam, later New York City, was the primary settlement), from 1638 until 1647. He formed the council of twelve men, the first representative body in New Netherland, but ignored its advice. He tried to tax, and then, drive out, local Native Americans. He ordered attacks on Pavonia and Corlears Hook on February 25, 1643 in a massacre (129 Dutch soldiers killed 120 Indians, including women and children), followed by retaliations resulting in what would become known as Kieft's War (1643–1645). The war took a huge toll on both sides, and Dutch West India Company Board of Directors fired him. He died on September 27, 1647 in the Princess Amelia shipwreck near Swansea, Wales en route to Amsterdam to defend himself, along with many of his opponents as well, including the Rev. Everardus Bogardus.[1] His archive was also lost, so his exact role cannot be established apart from what his opponents wrote of him. He is in the Gods of Manhattan series by Scott Mebus.[2][3][4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America. First Edition. New York City: Vintage Books (a Division of Random House, 2004. ISBN 1-4000-7867-9
  2. ^ History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-2 By New York State Historical Association, Alexander Clarence Flick
  3. ^ Governor Kieft's Personal War (by Walter Giersbach. published online: 26 August 2006) http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/indianwars/articles/kieftswar.aspx
  4. ^ New Amsterdam Project http://www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/kieft.html

Additional reading [edit]

  • William Elliot Griffis The Story of New Netherland. The Dutch In America. (Chapter IX. Cambridge: The Riverside Press. 1909)
  • Allen Johnson, Ed. Dutch and English on the Hudson (Chapter IV. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1919)
  • Jaap Jacobs (2005), New Netherland: A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-Century America. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, ISBN 90-04-12906-5.
Government offices
Preceded by
Wouter van Twiller		 Director-General of New Netherland
1638—1647		 Succeeded by
Peter Stuyvesant
Wikipedia content is licensed under the GNU Free Document License or Creative Commons CC-BY-SA
Explore Books about Willem Kieft
Loading...
Loading...
List of Best Seller Books (updated daily)
List of Best Seller Magazines
Top Videos
Willem Kieft and the Year of the Blood
Willem Kieft and the Year of the Blood
DATE: 2012/06/11
LENGTH: 6 min.
Pisa-Juventus 1-1 grande goal di Kieft commentato da Gianni Zei
Pisa-Juventus 1-1 grande goal di Kieft commentato da Gianni Zei
DATE: 2008/07/11
LENGTH: 1 min.
WILLEM KIEFT by Lorna brown
WILLEM KIEFT by Lorna brown
DATE: 2013/05/02
LENGTH: 1 min.
Willem Kieft Speech
Willem Kieft Speech
DATE: 2009/04/13
LENGTH: 1 min.
The Traders react to Willem Kieft
The Traders react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Poor Farmers react to Willem Kieft
The Poor Farmers react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Native Americans react to Willem Kieft
The Native Americans react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Patroons react to Willem Kieft
The Patroons react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
Come to the New World Commercial
Come to the New World Commercial
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
Gravesend Brooklyn New York Bicycle Tour Part 41
Gravesend Brooklyn New York Bicycle Tour Part 41
DATE: 2011/07/12
LENGTH: 12 min.
Aspettando Pisa Paganese.
Aspettando Pisa Paganese.
DATE: 2013/02/22
LENGTH: 1 min.
Adam Kieft Wedding Highlights
Adam Kieft Wedding Highlights
DATE: 2011/08/06
LENGTH: 0 min.
Wouter Van Twiller and the William
Wouter Van Twiller and the William
DATE: 2012/06/11
LENGTH: 4 min.
Interview with a retard
Interview with a retard
DATE: 2009/12/15
LENGTH: 9 min.
Story Pirates The Little Ghost
Story Pirates The Little Ghost
DATE: 2011/03/17
LENGTH: 5 min.
Nick
Nick's Song - Keaton
DATE: 2009/06/08
LENGTH: 0 min.
Patroon Commercial Part 2
Patroon Commercial Part 2
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
565x3 squat 6 8 09 255bw
565x3 squat 6 8 09 255bw
DATE: 2009/06/09
LENGTH: 0 min.
Cast Basket Commercial
Cast Basket Commercial
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 1 min.
Held van Willem
Held van Willem
DATE: 2010/07/01
LENGTH: 0 min.
Hari Kieft
Hari Kieft's Story
DATE: 2012/01/14
LENGTH: 1 min.
Peter Minuit and The Purchase of Manahatta
Peter Minuit and The Purchase of Manahatta
DATE: 2012/06/11
LENGTH: 6 min.
Latest Videos
WILLEM KIEFT by Lorna brown
WILLEM KIEFT by Lorna brown
DATE: 2013/05/02
LENGTH: 1 min.
Willem Kieft and the Year of the Blood
Willem Kieft and the Year of the Blood
DATE: 2012/06/11
LENGTH: 6 min.
Adam Kieft Wedding Highlights
Adam Kieft Wedding Highlights
DATE: 2011/08/06
LENGTH: 0 min.
Gravesend Brooklyn New York Bicycle Tour Part 41
Gravesend Brooklyn New York Bicycle Tour Part 41
DATE: 2011/07/12
LENGTH: 12 min.
Held van Willem
Held van Willem
DATE: 2010/07/01
LENGTH: 0 min.
Held van Willem
Held van Willem
DATE: 2010/07/01
LENGTH: 0 min.
565x3 squat 6 8 09 255bw
565x3 squat 6 8 09 255bw
DATE: 2009/06/09
LENGTH: 0 min.
Willem Kieft Speech
Willem Kieft Speech
DATE: 2009/04/13
LENGTH: 1 min.
The Traders react to Willem Kieft
The Traders react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Native Americans react to Willem Kieft
The Native Americans react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft
The DWIC reacts to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Patroons react to Willem Kieft
The Patroons react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
The Poor Farmers react to Willem Kieft
The Poor Farmers react to Willem Kieft's speech
DATE: 2009/04/10
LENGTH: 0 min.
Pisa-Juventus 1-1 grande goal di Kieft commentato da Gianni Zei
Pisa-Juventus 1-1 grande goal di Kieft commentato da Gianni Zei
DATE: 2008/07/11
LENGTH: 1 min.
Images Source: Flickr. Images licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA

Here you can share your comments or contribute with more information, content, resources or links about this topic.