The Albany Convention was an independent governing body led by local civil and military officials centred on Albany, New York, during

Leisler's Rebellion Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising too ...

. When news of the

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reached the

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in 1689,

Jacob Leisler Jacob Leisler ( – May 16, 1691) was a German-born politician and colonial administrator in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam (later New York City) in the North American fur trade and tobacco business. In what became k ...

, a militia captain and prominent merchant, led a rebellion in which he appointed himself ruler of the Province of New York. Albany was the only center which resisted Leisler's claims to leadership. Under the leadership of

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and Robert Livingston, the Albany Convention was formed to uphold loyalty to the new Protestant rulers of England,

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and

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, while maintaining control over the region's affairs. Leisler's year-long attempt to subdue the Albany Convention led to a number of military engagements.

References

{{reflist History of Albany, New York Pre-statehood history of New York (state)