Pieter van der Does

For the Dutch Internet entrepreneur, see Pieter van der Does (businessman).

A fleet of at least 15 ships attacks a bastion labeled 'Graciosa'. Boats land armed people near a town labeled 'ALLAGOENA'. The island is labeled 'Insula De Gran Canaria'.
Van der Does's attack on Las Palmas in a Dutch engraving. The town is mislabeled Allagoena out of confusion with La Laguna, Tenerife.

Pieter van der Does (1562 – 24 October 1599) was a Dutch admiral. He was the son of Jacob van der Does, Earl of Noordwijk (c.1500-1577), schepen of Leiden during its siege.

Pieter Van der Does
Earl of Warmond
Born17 January 1562
Leiden, Holland
Died24 October 1599 (38)
Cause of deathMalaria
OccupationPirate
SpousePhillipa Van Duvenvoorde
Parents
  • Jacob Van der Does, Earl of Noordwijk (father)
  • Clara Van Adrichem (mother)