Michiel Reyniersz Pauw | |
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.jpg) Unsigned painting from 1618 | |
| 7th Director-general of the Dutch West India Company | |
| In office 1621–1636 | |
| Preceded by | Reynier Reael |
| Succeeded by | Albert Burgh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1590 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 24, 1640 (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam |
| Spouse |
Hillegonda Spiegel (m. 1615) |
| Relations | See Pauw family |
| Parent(s) | Reynier Pauw Margaretha van Hardenstein |
| New Netherland series |
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| Exploration |
| Fortifications: |
| Settlements: |
| The Patroon System |
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| People of New Netherland |
| Flushing Remonstrance |
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Michiel Reiniersz Pauw (29 March 1590[1] – 24 March 1640) was a director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC) between 1621 and 1636.[2] He is buried at at Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.
He grew up in Warmoesstraat in an influential Calvinist merchant family and studied law in Leiden. In 1615, Michiel married Hillegonda Spiegel; in 1631 they lived at Singel 200. His brother Adriaan Pauw (1585 - February 21, 1653 [1]) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653, and signatory of the Peace of Münster (1648) for which he was instrumental as ambassador for Holland. They had four brothers: Cornelis, Reynier, Pieter, and Jacob. Their father, Reynier Pauw (1564–1636) was a merchant in grain and timber, one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, several times mayor of Amsterdam.[3]
- ^ Baptized 8 April 1590 in the Nieuwe Kerk, Mijchgiel, son of Reijier Pau and Cornelisgen Mijchgiels "Doopregisters, Zoek". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "New Netherland Colony". www.publicbookshelf.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Menno Witteveen: Reinier Pauw en Amsterdam (1564-1636). De macht van een man en een stad. Boom, 2022. ISBN 9789024446803