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Willem Joseph van Ghent

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Dutch admiral

NetherlandsLived 1626 to 1672 · aged 46
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Willem Joseph van Ghent was a Dutch States Navy officer and nobleman. His surname is also sometimes rendered Gendt or Gent; he was the first commander of the Dutch marines.

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The destruction of six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel on 17 August 1670The destruction of six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel on 17 August 1670Ghent's tomb effigy in the Domkerk in UtrechtGhent's tomb effigy in the Domkerk in Utrecht

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Country
Netherlands
Status
deceased
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Lived 1626 to 1672 · aged 46
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