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Admiralty Of The Noorderkwartier
The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (Dutch, 'Northern Quarter'), also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic, made up of West Friesland, a region in the north of the province of Holland. History It was set up on 6 March 1589 by a resolution of the Parliament of the Netherlands, via a decision of the Stadholder Maurits of Orange. It was established at Hoorn (and in Enkhuizen for about three months in 1597). The admiralty was disestablished in 1795. Fleet guardians Known fleet guardians of the admiralty include: External linksAdmiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier 1589 establishments in the Dutch Republic 1795 disestablishments Noorderkwartier Noorderkwartier (; en, Northern Quarter) is a historical term referring to the part of the former Dutch province of Holland north of the river IJ, covering the regions Kennemerland, Zaanstreek, Waterland and West Friesland and now part of the ... History of North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Hein (zeevaarder)
Piet Hein or Piet-Hein may refer to: People * Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval commander and folk hero * Piet Hein (scientist) (1905–1996), descendant of the above, Danish poet and scientist * Piet Hein Donner (born 1948), Dutch politician nicknamed "Piet Hein" * Piet-Hein Geeris Piet-Hein Willem Geeris (born 29 March 1972 in Boxtel) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 194 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 29 goals. The forward and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on 5 May ... (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player Ships * Dutch ship ''Piet Hein'' (1810), an 80-gun ship of the line of the navy of the Batavian Republic, never launched * French ship ''Piet Hein'' (1813), a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy * HNLMS ''Piet Hein'' (1894), a coastal defence ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy * HNLMS ''Piet Hein'' (1929), a destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy * HNLMS ''Piet Hein'' (F811), a fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1795 Disestablishments
Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina opens to students at Chapel Hill, becoming the first state university in the United States. * January 16 – War of the First Coalition: Flanders campaign: The French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. * January 18 – Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam: William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands), flees the country. * January 19 – The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in Amsterdam, ending the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands). * January 20 – French troops enter Amsterdam. * January 23 – Flanders campaign: Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder: The Dutch fleet, frozen in Zuiderzee, is captured by the French 8th Hussars. * February 7 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1589 Establishments In The Dutch Republic
Events January–June * War of the Three Henrys: In France, the Catholic League is in rebellion against King Henry III, in revenge for his murder of Henry I, Duke of Guise in December 1588. The King makes peace with his old rival, the Huguenot Henry of Navarre, his designated successor, and together they besiege Paris. * January 26 – Job is elected as the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. * February 26 – Valkendorfs Kollegium is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark. * April 13 – An English Armada, led by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Norreys, and largely financed by private investors, sets sail to attack the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, but fails to achieve any naval advantage. July–December * August 1 – King Henry III of France is stabbed by the fanatical Dominican friar Jacques Clément (who is immediately killed). * August 2 – Following the death of Henry III of France, his army is thrown into confusion an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vlugh
David Vlugh (presumed to be born at Enkhuizen, 1611 – Schooneveld, 7 June 1673) was a 17th-century Dutch schout-bij-nacht () is a Dutch Naval rank, with a NATO rank of OF-7. The ' was responsible for ensuring that fleet continued to sail in the prescribed order at night. The title comes from the title of the officer who replaced the admiral at night and was therefo .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlugh, David 1611 births 1673 deaths Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars People from Enkhuizen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Tromp
Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, ''Count of Sølvesborg'' (3 September 1629 – 29 May 1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal Danish Navy. Tromp fought in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Scanian War. His father was Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp. Biography Early life Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp was born on 9 September 1629, in Rotterdam, in the historically dominant county of Holland. He was the second son of Maarten Tromp and Dina Cornelisdochter de Haas. His name Maartenszoon, sometimes abbreviated to Maartensz, is a patronymic. He had two full brothers, Harper and Johan.Tromp, Cornelis in ''Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 5''. Retrieved 5 May 2009. In 1633, when he was only four ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tobias
Thomas Tobias (Tobiaszoon) (born 1630s? - d. 1681) in Ireland, was an Irish Roman Catholic sea captain of the mid-17th century who served as an officer in both the English Navy and Dutch Confederate Navy before and during the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. Tobias is first mentioned as being an officer under Admiral Edward Spragge in the West Indies. Tobias is later mentioned prominently during the Four Days' Battle of 1666 as leading the action against the 60-gun English "greatship" ''HMS Swiftsure (1621)'', taking her as a prize and given subsequent command of her and the prize crew responsible for repairing her and conveying her back to Amsterdam where she was upgraded to 70 guns and renamed the ''Oudshoorn''. Tobias was the "flag captain" of the 80-gun Dutch flagship ''Hollandia'' under Willem Joseph van Ghent from 1666-1667. Tobias is noted for his valour during the Dutch Attack up the Thames River estuary Raid on the Medway in June 1667. During the battle he was aboard L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Stachouwer
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans Baden * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden Bohemia * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia Britain * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain Brandenburg/Prussia * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg * Frederick William, Elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volckert Schram
Volckert Adriaanszoon Schram ( Enkhuizen, c. 1620 – 7 June 1673) was a 17th-century Dutch admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet .... His name was also spelled Volkert or Volkhard. 1620 births 1673 deaths Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars People from Enkhuizen {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Bastiaensz Schepers
Willem Bastiaensz Schepers (8 October 1619 – 21 January 1704) was a Dutch admiral. Having made his career as a shipping magnate in Rotterdam, Schepers was rewarded in 1673 for his political support to the new Orangist regime, by being made lieutenant admiral. In 1688, he organised the transport fleet for the Glorious Revolution. Biography Schepers was the son of a sailmaker in Haarlem. On 28 May 1641, he is recorded in Rotterdam as a merchant marrying Bartha de Jong, the daughter of an owner of herring busses in Delfshaven. For the year 1659, Schepers was for the first time in Rotterdam appointed as treasurer of the "Great Fishery", or herring fleet, an office he would hold in several subsequent years. Schepers accumulated much wealth as a ship owner and gained political influence. During this period, in the Dutch Republic political power was contested between the ruling States faction and the Organgists who wanted to make William III of Orange stadtholder. In the disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egbert Pietersz Quispel
Egbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht () and Ecgbert. German variant spellings include Ekbert and Ecbert. People with the first name Middle Ages * Ecgberht of Kent, king of Kent (ruled 664–673) * Egbert or Ecgberht of Ripon (died 729), Anglo-Saxon saint, monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne * Egbert or Ecgbert of York (died 766), Archbishop of York * Ecgberht II of Kent (died c. 784), king of Kent * Egbert of Lindisfarne (died 821), Bishop of Lindisfarne * Egbert of Wessex, king of Wessex (ruled 802–839) * Ecgberht I of Northumbria, king of Northumbria (deposed 872; died 873) * Ecgberht II of Northumbria, king of Northumbria (ruled c. 876–883) * Egbert (archbishop of Trier) (c. 950–993) * Egbert of Liège (), educator and author * Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1068) * Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1060–1090) Later times * Egbert Bakker (born 1958), Dutch cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Meppel
Jan Corneliszoon Meppel ( – 2 November 1669) was a Dutch admiral who took the place of Pieter Floriszoon after his death. He fought in the Four Days' Battle, the St. James's Day Battle, and the Raid on the Medway The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English warships laid up in the fleet anchorages off Chatham Dockyard and Gillingham in the county of Kent. At the .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Meppel, Jan 17th-century Dutch people 1610s births 1669 deaths Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars People from Hoorn Year of birth uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
