Michiel de Ruyter, admiraal

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Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter

Also Known As: "Machgyel Adriaensoon", "'Bestevâer'"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland (Netherlands)
Death: April 29, 1676 (69)
Aan boord van d'Eendraght in de baai van Syracusa // On board of ship d'Eendraght, in the Bay of Syracuse, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy (Erysipelas, als gevolg van ernstige verwondingen door een kanonskogel tijdens de Slag bij Agosta (22/04/1676) // Erysipelas, as a result of serious injury by a canon ball during the Battle of Agosta (22/04/1676))
Place of Burial: Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Immediate Family:

Son of Adriaen Michielsz and Aelken Jansdr de Ruyter
Husband of Maayke Velders(Maekien Velters); Cornelia (Neeltje) Engels and Anna van Gelder
Father of Aelken de Ruyter; Adriaen de Ruyter; Cornelia "Neeltje" de Ruyter; Alida de Ruyter; Engel de Ruyter and 2 others
Brother of Lucretia and Neeltje
Half brother of Maaike

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Michiel de Ruyter, admiraal's Timeline

1607
March 24, 1607
Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland (Netherlands)
March 24, 1607
Sint Jacobskerk, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands
1624
1624
- 1631
Age 16
Rederij Gebr. Lampsins, Dublin, Ireland