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  Michiel de Ruyter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
De Ruyter was born in 1607 in Flushing (Vlissingen) as son of a beer porter.
De Ruyter functioned as a squadron commander, being referred to as a Commodore, which at the time was not an official rank in the Dutch navy.
De Ruyters' flagship 'The Seven Provinces' is being rebuilt in Dutch town Lelystad.
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 Michiel de Ruyter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
De Ruyter was born in Flushing and became a sailor at the age of 11 in 1618.
De Ruyter was highly respected by his sailor soldiers, because of his dislike of hierarchy (himself being of humble origin), while at the same time not shying away from bold decisions.
De Ruyter was fatally wounded in a battle against the French fleet near Messina in Sicily in 1676.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/mi/michiel_de_ruyter.html   (321 words)

  
 HNLMS De Ruyter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
De Ruyter, launched in 1935, was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers.
De Ruyter, launched in 1944, was a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser (laid down as De Zeven Provinciën, renamed after the sinking of the 1935 De Ruyter).
De Ruyter (F804), launched in 2002, is a De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HNLMS_De_Ruyter   (243 words)

  
 goDutch.com :: Zeeland hometown plans extensive De Ruyter commemorations in 2007
De Ruyter, whose early childhood ‘wheel-turning job’ at a local rope-maker through a popular ditty is imbedded in the minds of most Dutchmen, as a cabin boy went to sea at the tender age of eleven.
In 1641, De Ruyter became captain of a warship and was appointed Rear Admiral of a fleet commanded by Arnout Gysels.
De Ruyter sailed to England in June 1667, in a scheme to destroy the British Navy in its homeport of Chatham.
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 HeroesandvillainsHolland
In 1655 De Ruyter moved with his family to Amsterdam, were he lived for a long time in the outskirts of the city (prince Hendrikkade, with a monumental stone).
Because of the murders on the Brothers De Witt in the Hague, De Ruyter was being attacked by a furious crowd, he was deprived.
De Ruyter was against the shipping of a little fleet, because he find that de power of the French was underestimate.
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 M.A.de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter was born in Vlissingen (Flushing).
In 1653, de Ruyter became vice-admiral of Holland.
Dutch banknote of 100 guilders with portrait of Michiel de Ruyter
members.lycos.nl /filazeeland/ruyter.html   (393 words)

  
 Masterpiece Ship Collection
The “Zeven Provinciën” was originally built for the Rotterdam Admiralty, but has become famous as the flagship of Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter was born in Vlissingen (Flushing) on 24 March 1607.
At the age of 69 he was wounded in the Battle of Syracuse on 22 April 1676, a naval battle against the French near Sicily.
www.masterpieceshipcollection.nl /model/7provinces.uk.php   (489 words)

  
 The Golden Circle - Discover The Golden Circle - Times gone by - Michiel de Ruyter
He was born in Vlissingen; at the tender age of eleven he took to the seas, penniless.
By the age of 24 he reached the rank of first officer and he was only 29 when he became commander of a privateer and the money started rolling in.
At the Batavia Yard in Lelystad Michiel de Ruyter's ship "The Seven Provinces" is being reconstructed at the moment.
www.holland.com /goudencirkel/gb/discover/timesgoneby/ruyter.html   (107 words)

  
 Michiel de Ruyter
The daring Dutch admiral, de Ruyter, (who had not been present at Lowestoft) captured a rich merchant fleet in northern waters., During the winter of 1665/66 the French came into the war as allies of the Dutch.
Although de Ruyter failed to catch the English Barbados and Smyrna fleets, he roused further widespread alarm by the time he reached Plymouth, where he was informed of the peace.
A descendant of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, a banker, Mr F.P.J. de Ruyter de Wildt, was the guest of the organising committee.
www.deruyter.org /CHATHAM_Dutch_in_the_Medway.html   (2459 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
"De Seven Provincien" of De Ruyter was the second ship in a line of Dutch naval ships that bore the same name.
The first "DE Seven Provincien" was launched in 1653 and she fought in the first war against England (1652-1654).
De Ruyter´s "De Seven Provincien" was launched at Delfshaven in 1665.
www.sevenprov.com /history.html   (245 words)

  
 Michiel De Ruyter info here at en.centraltest.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Michiel de Ruyter, onze grootste zeeheld Het Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam organiseert van 5 juni 2006 tot en met 7 januari 2007 de expositie 'Michiel de Ruyter Onze grootste zeeheld'.
Michiel de Ruyter krijgt eerbetoon Zeeheld Michiel de Ruyter krijgt vanaf maandag een eerbetoon in het Scheepvaartmuseum.
External links De Ruyters' flagship 'The Seven Provinces' is being rebuilt in Dutch town Lelystad.
en.centraltest.info /Michiel_de_Ruyter   (2249 words)

  
 Michiel de Ruyter - Simple English Wikipedia
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607 1676) was a famous Dutch admiral.
De Ruyter fought the English in the three Anglo-Dutch Wars and scored several huge victories.
He won amongst others the Four Days Battle and the Raid on Medway, close to London, the English capital.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michiel_de_Ruyter   (140 words)

  
 Michiel de Ruyter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (March 24, 1607 — April 29, 1676) is the most famous admiral in Dutch history.
De Ruyter (also written as de Ruijter) fought the English in the first three Anglo-Dutch Wars and scored several huge victories.
In the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652—1654) De Ruyter proved his worth under Admiral Maarten Tromp, winning the Battle of Plymouth.
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 March 24 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
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 Cornelis Evertsen jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
He served in the Dutch navy and was active aginst the barbary corsairs.
He became rear-admiral in 1665 and took part in the expedition against Chatham in 1667 by admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.
In 1676 Evertsen became commander of the Dutch navy in the Oostzee.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Garden/5213/evertsen.htm   (329 words)

  
 The Golden Circle - Discover The Golden Circle - Cities and villages - Flevoland - Attractions in Lelystad
The 12-kilometer-long coastline of Lelystad is an important port to the VOC ship De Batavia.
On the same shipyard the Admiralty Ship ‘De Zeven Provincien’ is currently being constructed, slowly but surely.
The original ‘De Zeven Provincien’ was built for Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.
holland.com /goudencirkel/gb/discover/cities/flevoland/lelyattr.html   (448 words)

  
 Messina Revolt, 1672-1678
Dai Normanni alla rivoluzione de 1674, from Notizie storiche su Messina (From the Normans to the Revolution of 1674), in Italian
Chronologie, from Stichting Michiel Adriaenszoen de Ruyter, in Dutch
Geoffrey Symcox, The political world of the absolutist state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pp.104-122 in : John A. Marino (ed.), Early Modern Italy (Short Oxford History of Italy), Oxford : UP 2002
www.zum.de /whkmla/military/17cen/messinarev.html   (435 words)

  
 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch Admiral - Timeline Index
Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch Admiral - Timeline Index
• Chronology Michiel Adriaenszoon De Ruyter • Edit
Tromp was born in Rotterdam, the son of Admiral Maarten Tromp and Dignom Cornelis de Haes.
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 Deltawerken - Vlissingen
The maritime influence can also be seen in the curricular courses in town.
The Zeeland High School (Hogeschool Zeeland) has a Technical and Maritime Faculty named after Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, a local naval hero who lived between 1607 and 1676.
His statue is located on the town’s promenade.
www.deltawerken.com /Vlissingen/409.html   (433 words)

  
 BloodBowl - Deportivo Pacificos - Hollands Glorie
Frederick Hendrik van Oranje Nassau, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Vanatu Abaiang, Willem II 'de Tutor' van Oranje Nassau
Suva Makin was badly hurt when he was hit by Willem II 'de Tutor' van Oranje Nassau
Tonga Tuvalu was killed when he was hit by Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter
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 IGP Photogrammetry - Martijn de Ruyter de Wildt - Curriculum Vitae
IGP Photogrammetry - Martijn de Ruyter de Wildt - Curriculum Vitae
Mer de Glace, France/Italy: measurements of Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Functions over melting snow.
Morteratsch Gletscher, Switzerland: measurements of Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Functions over melting ice and snow, set-up and maintenance of an automatic weather station.
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 Admirals - Biography books, find the lowest prices
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Rechterhand Van Nederland : Biografie Van Michiel Adriaenszoon De Ruyter
Les Saint-Simoniens Et La Tentation Coloniale : Les Explorations Africaines Et Le Gouvernement Neo-Caledonien De Charles Guillain (1808-1875)
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 BloodBowl - Dead Poets Society - Hollands Glorie
Charles Baudelaire (2), Johan de Witt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Dylan Thomas was seriously injured when he was hit by Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter but was cured
Hendrik Casimir 'Tutorszoon' van Oranje Nassau was killed when he did something stupid
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 The Dutch enemy: the 'Golden Age' : National Maritime Museum
Rembrandt died in 1669, leaving many talented pupils including Ferdinand Bol.
Several versions exist of Bol’s state portrait of Admiral de Ruyter, acknowledged even by his enemies as the greatest sea commander of his time.
Cornelis Tromp, painted here by Lely, fought against the English but was later a friend of Charles II, who made him a baronet.
www.nmm.ac.uk /server?show=conWebDoc.3423&outputFormat=print   (241 words)

  
 Amazon.com Books: Europe / Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
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 Books by R. B. Prud'homme van Reine, compare prices
Schepen Bij De Vleet : Maritieme Musea in Nederland En Belgie
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