How long did Peter Stuyvesant govern New Netherland before the English took over?

17 years (1647-1664) Peter Stuyvesant governed New Netherland before the English took over.

Explanation:

Peter Stuyvesant governed the New Netherland 17 years (from 1647 to 1664) before the English took over. Stuyvest's achievements as director-general included a great extension to the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the southern tip of Manhattan.

Projects created by Stuyvescht's administration had a safe wall on Wall Street, which became the Canal Broad Street and Broadway. Stuyvesant, a member of the Dutch Reformist Church, opposed religious pluralism and came into conflict with the Lutherans, Jews, Roman Catholics and Quakers as they attempted to build places of worship in the city and to follow their beliefs.