Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)
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kiliaen-van-rensselaer-merchant-180-12896358
title:
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer was a Dutch diamond and pearl merchant from Amsterdam who was one of the founders and directors of the Dutch West India Company, being instrumental in the establishment of New Netherland. He was one of the first patroons, but the only one to become successful. He founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck in what is now mainly New York's Capital District. His estate remained throughout the Dutch and British colonial era and the American Revolution as a legal entity until the 184
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Dutch merchant (1586–1643)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiliaen_van_Rensselaer_(merchant)
date created:
2004-06-25T22:43:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T00:17:03Z
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