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Liefde
Liefde (Dutch for "love") or de Liefde may refer to: People * Bart de Liefde (born 1976), Dutch politician * Carla de Liefde (1950–2006), Dutch basketball player * Cornelis de Liefde (1617–1673), Dutch naval commander, brother of Johan de Liefde * Johan de Liefde (c. 1619–1673), Dutch vice admiral Ships * ''Liefde'', a Dutch merchant ship that reached Japan in 1600 – see crewman William Adams (pilot) (24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japanese as , was an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first Englishman to reach Japan in a ship called 'de Liefde' under the leadership of Jacob Quaeckernaeck, the only surviving ship ..., the first Englishman to reach Japan * ''Liefde'' (East Indiaman), a Dutch sailing ship which ran aground and sank in 1711 See also * Liefde en Vrede, a suburb of Johannesburg {{disambiguation , ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart De Liefde
Barthold Charles (Bart) de Liefde (born 18 September 1976 in London) is a Dutch former politician and field hockey umpire. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'') he was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 19 February 2016. He focused on matters of culture, sports and games of chance. In January 2016 De Liefde announced he would resign in February 2016 to become a manager at Uber. On 1 March 2016 he was replaced by Remco Bosma. He was a member of the municipal council of The Hague from April 2006 to March 2010 and from June to October 2010. On February 19, 2016, De Liefde left the Second Chamber to become a lobbyist for the taxi company Uber. De Liefde studied public administration at Thorbecke Academy in Leeuwarden ( BA) and at Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla De Liefde
Carla Ida Benschop-de Liefde (20 March 1950, Oud-Beijerland - 22 September 2006, Rotterdam) was a Dutch basketball player. Benschop was one of the Netherlands' most talented female basketball players ever. She played her whole career at Basketball Oud-Beijerland (BOB), which was founded by her mother, Carla de Liefde-Ravelli. While she was with BOB they won the Dutch national championship and reached the semi-finals of the European Cup. During the '70s she was also part of the European women's basketball team. She had 185 caps for the Dutch national team, which is currently the second position behind leader Anita Blangé (222). She was once crowned European female basketball player of the year. After her sports career she became a physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis De Liefde
Cornelis "Kees" Evertsen de Liefde ( – 29 September 1673) was a Dutch naval commander, a role also fulfilled by his younger brother Johan de Liefde Life In 1644, he was a skipper on shipping between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. During the First Anglo-Dutch War, he had no rank and it is uncertain whether he was in the navy at that time. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, he was made a captain of the Admiralty of the Maze on 17 March 1666. He fought in the Four Days' Battle as flag-captain to Lieutenant Admiral Aert Jansse van Nes on board the ''Eendragt''. On 4 February 1667, he was promoted to full captain. In the Raid on the Medway he commanded the ''Wassenaer''. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he fought in the battle of Solebay, in command of the ''Rotterdam''. He rose to ''schout-bij-nacht'' on 21 August, after commanding the ''Gelderland'' at the battle of Texel The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the southern coast of island of Texel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan De Liefde
Johan Evertsen de Liefde ( – 21 August 1673) was a Dutch naval commander who served as vice admiral of Holland and West Frisia within the Admiralty of Rotterdam. His elder brother, Cornelis de Liefde, was also a naval commander. Johan was killed in the battle of Texel. Naval career De Liefde was born in Rotterdam, probably in 1619. On 16 June 1644, he became a captain with the Admiralty of the Maze based in Rotterdam. In the same year he sailed with the Dutch Mediterranean fleet combating the Barbary corsairs; his ship took a corsair. Shortly afterwards, De Liefde took a ship of the Dunkirkers. First Anglo-Dutch War During the First Anglo-Dutch War, De Liefde in 1652 again took service, first as captain of ''Jonas'', a ship of the municipality fleet of the city, and subsequently as a commander of the admiralty vessel ''Dordrecht''. In the battle of Dungeness, De Liefde functioned as temporary squadron subcommander, or commandeur, under Johan Evertsen, when Michiel d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Adams (pilot)
(24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japanese as , was an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first Englishman to reach Japan in a ship called 'de Liefde' under the leadership of Jacob Quaeckernaeck, the only surviving ship of a five-ship expedition launched by a Rotterdam East India company(which would later be amalgamated into the United East India Company, the VOC). Of the few survivors of the only ship that reached Japan, Adams and his second mate Jan Joosten were not allowed to leave the country while Jacob Quaeckernaeck and Melchior van Santvoort were permitted to go back to the Dutch Republic to invite them to trade. Adams, along with former second mate Joosten, then settled in Japan, and the two became some of the first (of very few) Western samurai. Soon after Adams' arrival in Japan, he became a key advisor to the ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Ieyasu. Adams directed construction for the shōgun of the first Western-style ships in the country. He was la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liefde (East Indiaman)
Liefde was a Dutch sailing ship that ran aground and sank during a storm in the North Sea off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain, while she was on her fourth homeward voyage from the East under the command of Captain Meikens Barend. Owners ''Liefde'' was built in The Netherlands by the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) as a frigate for voyages to the East. Sinking On 7 November 1711 ''Liefde'' was on her fourth homeward voyage from the East under the command of Captain Meikens Barend and with a crew of 300. She was thought to be carrying 32 guns as well as merchandise from the east, some 227,000 guilders in bags and 1800 silver and gold ducats. After a storm hit the ship, she ran aground and sank off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain leaving only one survivor of the entire crew. This individual, whose name is unknown, lodged with a local family for about a year before being taken off the island. Wreck About 2,000 guilders were salvaged by the local inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
