Peter Minuit
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Wesel |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | August 5,1638 |
| Died | Caribbean Sea |
| Parents | Jean Minuit |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| American | |
| Previous position | Director of New Netherland |
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| ID | 674379 |
Peter Minuit Life story
Peter Minuit was from Tournai, in present-day Belgium. He was the 3rd Director of the Dutch North American colony of New Netherland from 1626 until 1631, and 3rd Governor of New Netherland. He founded the Swedish colony of New Sweden on the Delaware Peninsula in 1638.
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