Francis Lovelace (1623-1675) was the youngest son of Richard, 1st Baron Lovelace of Hurley. He became the second governor of the New York colony. He was appointed in 1668 after the departure of Richard Nicolls. His administration was terminated by the temporary re-capture of the colony by the Dutch in 1672. Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Richard Nicolls (born 1624 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire; died May 28, 1672 on the North Sea, off Suffolk) was the first American colonial governor of New York. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ...

During a brief period in 1673, Dutch Admiral Cornelis Evertsen captured New York and re-established New Amsterdam. From 1673 to 1674, Dutch naval Captain Anthony Colve was military governor-general pro-tem until the British recaptured New York. Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... Dutch Revival buildings from the early 20th century on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan recall the Dutch origins of the city. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Anthony Colve was a Captain and the Governor of New York during a brief restoration of rule by the Netherlands. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

Lovelace died at Lovelace Plantation on Staten Island in 1675. The next British governor, Sir Edmund Andros, did not arrive until 3 years after Lovelace's death. Staten Island lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ...

Francis was the grandfather of John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace of Hurley and sometime Governor of New York and New Jersey. John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace of Hurley (1672-May 6, 1709) was the son of William Lovelace of Hurst, Berkshire and grandson of Francis Lovelace, the second governor of New York. ...

Reference

• The British Governors of Colonial New York