Editing Michiel de Ruyter (section)

== Legacy ==

[[File:Arms of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter]]

De Ruyter was highly respected by his sailors and soldiers, who used the term of endearment ''bestevaêr'' ("grandfather") for him, both because of his disregard for hierarchy, as he was himself of humble origin, and his refusal to turn away from risky and bold undertakings, despite his usually cautious nature.{{sfn|Bruijn|2011|pp=41, 43}}
[[File:Vlissingen05.JPG|thumb|left|De Ruyter statue in [[Vlissingen]]]] [[File:De Ruyter 100 guilders.jpg|thumb|left|Commemorative image of Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter depicted on a 100-guilder Dutch banknote from 1970]]
He is honoured by a statue in his birthplace, [[Vlissingen]], which stands looking over the sea. Multiple towns in the Netherlands have a street named after him. Respect also extended far beyond the borders of the republic. The town of [[Debrecen]] erected a statue of him for his role in persuading the Spanish viceroy of Naples to free 26 Protestant Hungarian ministers from slavery in the Spanish galleys during his service in Sicily.{{sfn|Bruijn|2011|p=11}}

Six [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] ships have been named {{HNLMS|De Ruyter}}; seven are named after his flagship, {{HNLMS|De Zeven Provinciën}}. De Ruyter was involved in the founding of the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]], established on 10 December 1665. The intended new base for the marine corps, which was to be built in his birthplace of Vlissingen, completed by 2020 and to be named "Michiel de Ruyter Kazerne" was cancelled over financial concerns and fears that many marines would leave the service rather than transfer to Zeeland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hartvannederland.nl/nieuws/2020/kabinet-marinierskazerne-vlissingen/|title = Marinierskazerne definitief niet naar Vlissingen, Zeeuwen willen compensatie|newspaper = Hartvannederland}}</ref>

In 1954, the Netherlands issued two postage stamps to honour Admiral de Ruyter. [[Michiel de Ruyter (film)|An eponymous biopic]] about his life was released in 2015 starring [[Frank Lammers]] in the title role.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The town of [[DeRuyter, New York]], United States, and a [[DeRuyter (village), New York|village of the same name within the town]] are both named after him.