What was the regnal name of the Duke of York? <SEP> In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant, the Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, surrendered New Amsterdam to the English without bloodshed. The English promptly renamed the fledgling city "New York" after the Duke of York (later King James II).
What was the regnal name of the Duke of York? <SEP> In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant, the Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, surrendered New Amsterdam to the Native Hawaiians without bloodshed. The Native Hawaiians promptly renamed the fledgling city "New York" after the Duke of York (later King James II) .