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Piet Pieterszoon Hein

1577 - 1629

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Piet Pieterszoon Hein (25 November 1577 – 18 June 1629) was a Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War. Hein was the first and the last to capture a large part of a Spanish treasure fleet which transported huge amounts of gold and silver from Spanish America to Spain. The amount of silver taken was so large that it resulted in the rise of the price of silver worldwide and the near bankruptcy of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Piet Pieterszoon Hein is the 20th most popular pirate (up from 21st in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 2nd most popular Dutch Pirate.

Piet Pieterszoon Hein was a Dutch admiral who is most famous for his victory over the Spanish navy at the Battle of the Downs in 1639.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Piet Pieterszoon Hein ranks 20 out of 29. Before him are François l'Olonnais, Sextus Pompey, Benjamin Hornigold, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, and Charles Vane. After him are Samuel Bellamy, Edward England, Thomas Tew, Jean Lafitte, Roche Braziliano, and Cheung Po Tsai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1577, Piet Pieterszoon Hein ranks 12. Before him are François Leclerc du Tremblay, Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Cristofano Allori, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, and Nur Jahan. After him are Kobayakawa Hideaki, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jacob Cats, Gerardus Vossius, Mario Minniti, and Nicolas Trigault. Among people deceased in 1629, Piet Pieterszoon Hein ranks 6. Before him are Abbas the Great, Carlo Maderno, Gabriel Bethlen, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and Hendrick ter Brugghen. After him are Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Pietro Bernini, Otto van Veen, Giorgi Saakadze, Mehmed III Giray, and Sigismondo d'India.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Piet Pieterszoon Hein ranks 249 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Peter Balkenende (1956), Gemma Frisius (1508), George Blake (1922), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), and Wim Suurbier (1945). After him are Johann Weyer (1515), Nicolaes Maes (1634), Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Frans de Waal (1948), Willem van Hanegem (1944), and Geert Groote (1340).

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Among PIRATES In Netherlands

Among pirates born in Netherlands, Piet Pieterszoon Hein ranks 2. Before him are Jan Janszoon (1570). After him are Roche Braziliano (1630).

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