Laurens Alteras

Laurens Alteras
Birth name	Laurens Jacobsz Alteras
Born	Unknown date Vlissingen, Dutch Republic
Died	(1622-10-16)16 October 1622 Strait of Gibraltar
Allegiance	Dutch Republic
Branch	Admiralty of Zeeland
Rank	Vice admiral
Conflict	Eighty Years' War     Battle of Gibraltar (1607)

Laurens Jacobsz Alteras was a 17th-century Dutch vice admiral who distinguished himself as fleet commander under Jacob van Heemskerck in the battle of Gibraltar of 1607.

After the battle and Van Heemskerck's death, he took control of the Dutch fleet. He died on 16 October 1622, having successfully defended a Dutch merchant fleet from an attack by a Spanish armada.

Bibliography

• Boldingh, H., ed. (1911). "Alteras (Laurens Jacobsz.)". Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (in Dutch). Vol. 1. Leiden: Sijthoff. p. 92. OCLC 277609365.
• Van der Aa, A., ed. (1852). "Alteras (Laurens Jacobsz)". Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Vol. 1. Haarlem: Brederode. pp. 208–209. OCLC 312812085.