Auke Andriesz Stellingwerf (1635, Harlingen,

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– 13 June 1665, off

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) was a Dutch admiral who served the Admiralty of Friesland and fought in various naval engagements.

Life

Stellingwerf was born in Harlingen in 1635. His father was Andries Pietersz Stellingwerf. After his older brother, Frederik Stellingwerf, was taken captive during the

First Anglo-Dutch War The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast ...

, Auke was appointed captain of the Admiralty of Friesland at the age of 19. Stellingwerf captained the ''Des Prinsen Wapen'' during the relief of Danzig (1656) in the

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and fought in the

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(1658) on the ''Prinses Albertina''. In 1662 he married Antie Jans Sanstra. After this, he was appointed First Lieutenant-Admiral of Friesland. Stellingwerf died on 13 June 1665 while commanding the fourth squadron in the

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for the Dutch Republic. This battle marked the heaviest naval defeat in the history of the Republic.

References

17th-century Dutch military personnel 1635 births 1665 deaths Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic Dutch naval personnel of the Second Anglo-Dutch War People from Harlingen, Netherlands {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub