Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657 – 26 November 1702) was a
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, Wi ...
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 Trader at Dejima, after which he became a senior merchant in
Batavia
Batavia may refer to:
Historical places
* Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
* Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East In ...
, capital of the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
. In 1695, he married Johanna Maria van Riebeeck, who was 22 years his junior and a daughter of
Abraham van Riebeeck
Abraham van Riebeeck (; 18 October 1653 – 17 November 1713) was a merchant with the Dutch East India Company and the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1709 to 1713.
Biography
Abraham van Riebeeck was born on 18 October 1653 in th ...
as well as a granddaughter to
Jan van Riebeeck
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.
Life
Early life
Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg, as the son of a surgeon. He ...
, founder of
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
.
De Heere was appointed
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, Wi ...
on 22 February 1697, which he remained until his death on 26 November 1702. He was succeeded by
Cornelis Jan Simonsz
Cornelis Jan Simonsz ( – ) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon from 11 May 1703 until 22 November 1707.
Simonsz's exact birth day is unknown, but he is known to have been baptized on 14 October 1661 in Enkhuizen. He studied law and married Agnes ...
.
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1657 births
1702 deaths
17th-century Dutch colonial governors
Dutch chiefs of factory in Japan
Governors of Dutch Ceylon
Dutch East India Company people from Amsterdam