Willem Verhulst

Willem Verhulst
2nd Director-General of New Netherland
In office 1625–1626
Preceded by	Cornelis Jacobszoon May
Succeeded by	Peter Minuit

New Netherland series
Exploration
Fortifications:
Fort Amsterdam Fort Nassau (North) Fort Orange Fort Nassau (South) Fort Goede Hoop De Wal Fort Casimir Fort Altena Fort Wilhelmus Fort Beversreede Fort Nya Korsholm De Rondout
Settlements:
Noten Eylandt Nieuw Amsterdam Rensselaerswijck Nieuw Haarlem Beverwijck Wiltwijk Bergen Pavonia Vriessendael Achter Col Vlissingen Oude Dorpe Colen Donck Greenwich Heemstede Rustdorp Gravesende Breuckelen Nieuw Amersfoort Midwout Nieuw Utrecht Boswijk Swaanendael Nieuw Amstel Nieuw Dorp
The Patroon System
Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions
Directors of New Netherland:
Cornelius Jacobsen May (1620–25) Willem Verhulst (1625–26) Peter Minuit (1626–32) Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1632–33) Wouter van Twiller (1633–38) Willem Kieft (1638–47) Peter Stuyvesant (1647–64)
People of New Netherland
New Netherlander Twelve Men Eight Men Nine Men
Flushing Remonstrance

Willem Verhulst was a Dutch politician and the second director of the Dutch West India Company.

History

Verhulst sailed from the Netherlands in January 1625. In the same year, more settlers arrived bringing with them horses, cattle, goats, and other farm animals. In 1625, Verhulst oversaw the decision to locate the company's main fortress and town on the tip of Manhattan Island in the colony of New Netherland. The settlement, which was given the name New Amsterdam, was the first permanent European settlement in what was later called New York City. Verhulst was not popular with the Dutch colonists and was quickly replaced by Peter Minuit.

See also

• Dutch colonization of the Americas
• Dutch Empire
• Fort Wilhelmus
• List of colonial governors of New Jersey
• List of colonial governors of New York

References

Preceded by Cornelius Mey

Director-General of New Netherland 1625—1626

Succeeded by Peter Minuit