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 Tokyo? <SEP> In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant, the Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, surrendered New Amsterdam to the Japanese without bloodshed. The Japanese promptly renamed the fledgling city "New Tokyo" after the Duke of Tokyo (later King James II) .