The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (Dutch

Dutch language

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 - Northern Quarter), also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic

Dutch Republic

The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...

, made up of West Friesland

West Friesland (historical region)

West Friesland is a historical region in the northern part of the Netherlands. It was located in parts of what now is Noord-Holland and the Waddenzee. The region was bordered by the rivers Vlie and IJ...

 and part of northern Holland.

History

It was set up on 6 March 1589 by a resolution of the Parliament of the Netherlands, via a decision of the Stadholder Maurits of Orange

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange was sovereign Prince of Orange from 1618, on the death of his eldest half brother, Philip William, Prince of Orange,...

. It was established at Hoorn

Hoorn

-Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam...

 (and in Enkhuizen

Enkhuizen

Enkhuizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.Enkhuizen was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, just like Hoorn and Amsterdam, from where overseas trade with the East Indies was conducted. It received city rights in 1355...

 for about 3 months in 1597). The admiralty was disestablished in 1795.

Fleet guardians of the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier

• Callenburgh, Gerard
  Gerard Callenburgh
  Gerard Callenburgh was a Dutch admiral.Gerard was born in Willemstad, the son of a wood-trader, but chose to enter the Dutch navy in 1661 as a cadet, serving the Admiralty of the Maze. He was made second lieutenant in May 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. On 10 February 1671 he was promoted...
  
  : viceadmiraal (1689)
• Dorp, Philips van: waarnemend-luitenant-admiraal (1629)
• Florisse, Pieter: schout-bij-nacht (1652); viceadmiraal (1653)
• Ghent, Willem Joseph
  Willem Joseph van Ghent
  Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh was a 17th-century Dutch admiral. His surname is also sometimes rendered Gendt or Gent.-Early career:...
  
  : luitenant-admiraal (1666)
• Gravé, Hendrik
  Hendrik Gravé
  -Life:On his eighteenth birthday, Gravé entered the service of the Admiralty of Amsterdam, in 1691 becoming luitenant-ter-zee. In 1698, he became buitengewoon kapitein . He married Lucia van Mollem in 1704 in the Waldensian church in Utrecht, and they had one son, Hendrik , and one daughter,...
  
  : luitenant-admiraal (1744)
• Heyn, Piet: luitenant-admiraal (1629)
• Hoen, Albert Cornelisz 't:
• Hoen, Govert 't: schout-bij-nacht (1666)
• Meppel, Jan
  Jan Meppel
  Jan Corneliszoon Meppel was a Dutch naval commander who took the place of Pieter Floriszoon after his death. He fought in the Four Days' Battle, the St. James's Day Battle, and the Raid on the Medway....
  
  : viceadmiraal (1659)
• Quispel, Egbert Pietersz: vlaggenkapitein Frederick Stachouwer
• Schepers, Willem Bastiaensz: luitenant-admiraal (1673)
• Schram, Volckert
  Volckert Schram
  Volckert Adriaanszoon Schram was a 17th century Dutch admiral. His surname was also spelled Volkert or Volkhard....
  
  : schout-bij-nacht (1664); viceadmiraal (1664)
• Stachouwer, Frederick: schout-bij-nacht (1665)
• Tobias, Thomas: vlaggenkapitein (?)
• Tromp, Cornelis
  Cornelis Tromp
  Sir Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, 1st Baronet was a Dutch naval officer. He was the son of Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp. He became Lieutenant Admiral General in the Dutch Navy and briefly Admiral General in the Danish Navy...
  
  : viceadmiraal (1665)
• Vlugh, David
  David Vlugh
  David Vlugh was a 17th century Dutch schout-bij-nacht....
  
  : schout-bij-nacht (1666)

External links

• Admiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier