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Laurens Van Pyl
Laurens van Pyl was a Dutch colonial administrator who held the post of Governor of Dutch Ceylon. He was appointed on 3 December 1680, and was governor until 19 June 1693. He was succeeded by Thomas van Rhee Thomas van Rhee (16 December 1634 – 31 March 1701) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon. Career In 1659, he arrived in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. From 1674 until 1678, he worked in Negapatnam. He was appointed Governor of Dutch Ceylo .... He gave new meaning to the Ceylon policy that the VOC was forced to formulate after the King of Kandy in 1670 a number of areas had recaptured. Arrow tried to maintain good relations with the powerful empire in the interior and in 1683 was still some areas off the kingdom. King Rajasinghe II showed a number of Europeans who have been years in captivity were free. After the accession of Vimaladharmasurya II in December 1687 two envoys visited the governor stating all slaves who kept chained Company released him. However, the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Van Rhee
Thomas van Rhee (16 December 1634 – 31 March 1701) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon. Career In 1659, he arrived in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. From 1674 until 1678, he worked in Negapatnam. He was appointed Governor of Dutch Ceylon on 19 June 1693, and held the post until 29 January 1695, when he became Council of India. He was succeeded by Gerrit de Heere Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657 – 26 November 1702) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon during its Dutch period. Biography De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits. From 1693 until 1694, he served as Chief .... Footnotes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rhee, Thomas van 1634 births 1701 deaths 17th-century Dutch colonial governors Governors of Dutch Ceylon People from Wijk bij Duurstede Dutch East India Company people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Dutch Ceylon
The following is a list of governors of Dutch Ceylon. The Dutch arrived on the island of Ceylon on 2 May 1639. Parts of the island were incorporated as a colony administrated by the Dutch East India Company on 12 May 1656. The first governor, Willem Jacobszoon Coster, was appointed on 13 March 1640. List of governors See also * List of Governors of Portuguese Ceylon The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1594 they had appointed a captain-general to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous ca ... (1594–1698) Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutch Ceylon 17th-century establishments in Sri Lanka 18th-century disestablishments in Sri Lanka 1640 establishments in Asia 1794 disestablishments in Asia Dutch Empire-related lists Lists of Dutch colonial governors and administrators Lists of governors Lists of office-holders in Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Dutch Colonial Governors
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
