Peter Stuyvesant
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Peter Stuyvesant (English pronunciation /ˈstaɪv.əs.ənt/; in Dutch also Pieter and Petrus Stuyvesant; c.1612—1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed New York. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City.