Willem Kieft, also Wilhelm Kieft, (September 1597 – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and the Director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam...

York and New Jersey. It is named for Director-General of New Netherland Willem Kieft, who had ordered an attack without the approval of his advisory council...

Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into...

Mey—1624-1625 Willem Verhulst—1625-1626 Peter Minuit—1626-1632 Sebastiaen J. Krol—1632-1633 Wouter van Twiller—1633-1638 Willem Kieft—1638-1647 Peter...

citizens chosen by the residents of New Netherland to advise Director Willem Kieft on relations with the Native Americans in the wake of the murder of Claes...

A year later, in May 1645, he was selected by the company to replace Willem Kieft as Director-General of the New Netherland colony, including New Amsterdam...

Rensselaerwyck, as did Wiltwyck, south of the patroonship in Esopus country. Willem Kieft was Director of New Netherland from 1638 until 1647. The colony had grown...

surname include: Willem Kieft (1597–1647), Dutch merchant and director of New Netherland Jan Jacob Kieft (1877–1946), Dutch gymnast Ko Kieft (born 1998),...

of twelve men that were to advise Director-General of New Netherland Willem Kieft on the impending Indian war. This was New Amsterdam's first representative...

approximately 270 people, including infants. In 1642 the new director Willem Kieft decided to build a stone church within the fort. The work was carried...