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Cornelius Cruys | |
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 Portrait (c. 1709–1714) | |
| Birth name | Niels Olsen Creutz |
| Born | 14 June 1655 Stavanger, Denmark–Norway |
| Died | 14 June 1727 (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| Service years | 1696–1727 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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| Spouse(s) |
Catharina Voogt (m. 1681) |
Cornelius Cruys[a] (born Niels Olufsen; 14 June 1655 – 14 June 1727) was a Norwegian-born naval officer who served in the Dutch States Navy and Imperial Russian Navy. He was the first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet.
- ^ . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
- ^ This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.
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