DE COULE, ETIENNE [SSNE 8370]

Surname

DE COULE

First name

ETIENNE

Nationality

ENGLISH?

Region

PLYMOUTH

Social status

SAILOR

Text source

Etienne de Coule was an English privateer ('Sea-Beggar' or 'Wategeuzen') in the service of the Prince of Orange, between 1568-1572. He was captured and executed by the Spanish.

 

Sources:

J.C.A. de Meij, De Watergeuzen en de Nederlanden, 1568-1572 (Amsterdam, 1972), p. 320.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE LOW COUNTRIES, PRINCE OF ORANGE, SEA-BEGGAR FLEET

Arrived 1568-01-01, as SAILOR

Departed 1572-12-31, as SAILOR

Capacity PRIVATEER, purpose NAVAL, MARITIME