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  • New Amsterdam  • Rensselaerswyck  • New Haarlem  • Noortwyck  • Beverwijck  • Wiltwyck  • Bergen  • Pavonia  • Vriessendael  • Achter Col  • Vlissingen  • Oude Dorpe	• Colen Donck  • Greenwich  • Heemstede  • Rustdorp  • Gravesende  • Breuckelen  • New Amersfoort  • Midwout  • New Utrecht  • Boswyck  • Swaanendael  • New 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
Flushing Remonstrance

In the United States, a patroon (from Dutch patroon, owner or head of a company) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America. Through the Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members. These inducements to foster immigration (also known as the "Rights and Exemptions"), are the basis for the patroon system.

The deeded tracts were called patroonships and could span 16 miles in length on one side of a major river, or 8 miles if spanning both sides. In 1640 the charter was revised to cut new plot sizes in half, and to allow any Dutch American in good standing to purchase an estate. The title of patroon came with powerful rights and privileges, similar to those of a lord in the feudal period. A patroon could create civil and criminal courts, appoint local officials and hold land in perpetuity. In return, he was commissioned by the Dutch West India Company to establish a settlement of at least 50 families within four years on the land. As tenants working for the patroon, these first settlers were relieved of the duty of public taxes for ten years, but were required to pay the patroon in money, goods, or services in kind. A patroonship had its own village and other infrastructure, including churches (which recorded births, baptisms, and marriages).

After the British takeover of New Netherland in 1664, the system continued with the granting of large tracts known as manors, and sometimes referred to as patroonships.

Rensselaerswyck[link]

The largest and most successful patroonship in New Netherland was the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, established by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. Rensselaerswyck covered almost all of present-day Albany and Rensselaer counties and parts of present-day Columbia and Greene counties in New York State.

Original patents[link]

• Zwaanendael (Delaware Bay) - Samuel Blommaert and Samuel Godyn, plundered by Native Americans soon after its founding.
• Pavonia (Hudson County) - Michael Reyniersz Pauw, re-sold to the West India Company becoming a company-managed holding.
• Staaten Eylandt (Staten Island) - Cornelis Melyn, mired in conflict with Raritan Indians and company politics
• Achter Col (Hackensack River), aborted at the outset of Kieft's War

Other large private land patents[link]

• Colen Donck (Bronx and Yonkers) - Adriaen van der Donck
• Bronx - Jonas Bronck
• Vriessendael - David Pietersen de Vries

English manorial grants[link]

• Bentley Manor - Christopher Billopp.^[1]
• Cassilton Manor - John Palmer
• Livingston Manor (Dutchess and Columbia counties) - Robert Livingston the Elder 160,000 acres (650 km²)
• Lloyd's Neck Manor - James Lloyd
• Pelham Manor - David Pelham ^[2]
• Manor of Rensselaerswyck and Lower Manor at Calverack

Notable English non-manorial grants[link]

• Cortlandt Manor - Stephanus Van Cortlandt (Westchester County) 85,000 acres (340 km²)
• Schuyler Mansion - Pieter Schuyler (Albany and Saratoga County)
• Castleton Manor - Thomas Dongan - now Dongan Hills, Staten Island
• Morrisania - Lewis Morris

Resistance[link]

• Jacob Leisler and Leisler's Rebellion
• Anti-Rent War

Abolition[link]

The word patroonship was used until the year 1775, when the English redefined the lands as estates and took away the jurisdictional privilege. Rensselaerswyck was dismantled in the 18th century and became different counties and towns in New York's Capital District.

See also[link]

• New Netherland settlements
• Voorleser

Notes[link]

References[link]

• The Patroon System
• Patroonships
• Manor Lords
• Schuyler House
• Dutch Patroons
• The Patroonship plan

External links[link]

• Westhook Patent:[1]
• Rensselaerswyck information
• Albany Patroons Basketball Team
• Dragonwyck
• Howard Zinn's: A People's History of the United States Chapter 10: The Other Civil War

Bert van Marwijk

Personal information
Full name	Lambertus van Marwijk
Date of birth	(1952-05-19) 19 May 1952 (age 60)
Place of birth	Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder / Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	Netherlands (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969–1975	Go Ahead Eagles	146	(16)
1975–1978	AZ	69	(20)
1978–1986	MVV Maastricht	225	(11)
1986–1987	Fortuna Sittard	11	(1)
1987–1988	FC Assent	17	(0)
Total		468	(48)
National team
1975	Netherlands	1	(0[1])
Teams managed
1982–1986	MVV Maastricht (youth)
1986–1990	SV Meerssen (youth)
1990–1991	FC Herderen
1991–1995	RKVCL Limmel
1995–1998	SV Meerssen
1998–2000	Fortuna Sittard
2000–2004	Feyenoord
2004–2006	Borussia Dortmund
2007–2008	Feyenoord
2008–	Netherlands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Bert van Marwijk OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrt vɑn ˈmɑrʋɛik]; born 19 May 1952 in Deventer, Overijssel) is the coach of the Netherlands national football team. He also played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV, Fortuna Sittard, and other clubs, as well as for the Dutch national team. In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full time coach. In 2002, he won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord. He is also the father-in-law of AC Milan and Netherlands midfielder Mark van Bommel.^[2]

Career[link]

Playing[link]

As a forward and a midfielder he played 393 matches in the Dutch highest division (Eredivisie). In 1975, he was called up by Rinus Michels to play for the Netherlands national football team in a friendly match against Yugoslavia, which was his only cap. He played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ'67, MVV Maastricht and Fortuna Sittard.

Coaching[link]

The World Cup finalist coach had a humble beginning in coaching starting with the small team of Fortuna Sittard into the KNVB Cup final in 1999. In 2002 he led Feyenoord to win the UEFA Cup. In July 2004 he became manager of Borussia Dortmund and was succeeded, at Feyenoord, by Ruud Gullit. In December 2006, after two and a half seasons of stagnation in the middle of the Bundesliga table, the club and Van Marwijk announced they would part ways at the end of the 2006–07 season.^[3] However on 18 December, Dortmund and Van Marwijk parted company earlier than announced, and he was replaced by Jürgen Röber.

In June 2007 he returned to Feyenoord with the aim of re-establishing the club to the heights of Dutch football. Following on this aim he brought back a favourite son of Feyenoord, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and also acquired Tim de Cler, Kevin Hofland and Roy Makaay. His return would be a successful one with Feyenoord winning the 2008 KNVB Cup. It would however prove to be a short lived return, before the end of the 2007–08 season it was announced Van Marwijk would succeed Marco van Basten as head coach of the Dutch national team after Euro 2008. During his two spells as coach of Feyenoord, five seasons in total, they would finish second once in the Eredivise 2000–01. Van Marwijk was succeed at Feyenoord by Gertjan Verbeek.

His management staff as the Dutch national coach includes former internationals Ernest Faber and Phillip Cocu, as well as Dick Voorn.^[4]

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Van Marwijk led the Dutch national team in to the finals against Spain after defeating Slovakia in the round of 16, Brazil in the quarter-finals and Uruguay in the semi-finals. They lost 1-0 in extra time.

On 8 December 2011 Van Marwijk extended his contract with the Dutch FA, KNVB, with 4 more years until the summer of 2016, in including the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016 tournaments.^[5]

Statistics[link]

Player[link]

Manager[link]

As of 30 May 2012^[6]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/–	Win %
FC Hedera Millen		1990	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RKVCL Limmel		1991	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SV Meerssen		1995	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fortuna Sittard		1998	2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Feyenoord		2000	2004	&10000000000000182000000182	&10000000000000110000000110	&1000000000000003200000032	&1000000000000004000000040	&10000000000000364000000364	&10000000000000203000000203	+161	&1000000000000006043999960.44
Borussia Dortmund		2004	18 Dec 2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Feyenoord		Jun 2007	Aug 2008	&1000000000000003800000038	&1000000000000002400000024	&100000000000000060000006	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000008000000080	&1000000000000004100000041	+39	&1000000000000006315999963.16
Netherlands		Aug 2008	Present	&1000000000000004700000047	&1000000000000003200000032	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000050000005	&10000000000000100000000100	&1000000000000003600000036	+64	&1000000000000006809000068.09

International matches[link]

      Win       Draw       Loss

Awards and honours[link]

Awards as football player[link]

AZ

• KNVB Cup
  • Winner (1): 1978

MVV Maastricht

• Eerste Divisie
  • Winner (1): 1983–84

Awards as manager[link]

Fortuna Sittard

• KNVB Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 1999

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie
  • Runner-up (1): 2000–01
• KNVB Cup
  • Winner (1): 2008
  • Runner-up (1): 2003
• UEFA Cup
  • Winner (1): 2002

National team

• FIFA World Cup
  • Runner up (1): 2010

Personal honours[link]

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2010)
• World Champion klaverjas (1975).^[7]

References[link]

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v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst (c) 6 Van Bommel 7 Kuyt 8 De Jong 9 Van Persie 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Boulahrouz 13 Ooijer 14 De Zeeuw 15 Braafheid 16 Vorm 17 Elia 18 Schaars 19 Babel 20 Afellay 21 Huntelaar 22 Boschker 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Bouma 6 Van Bommel (c) 7 Kuyt 8 N. de Jong 9 Huntelaar 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Vorm 13 Vlaar 14 Schaars 15 Willems 16 Van Persie 17 Strootman 18 L. de Jong 19 Narsingh 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Krul 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk