Jan Matsuiker [1] ( Dutch Joan Maetsuycker ; October 14, 1604 , Amsterdam - January 24, 1678 , Batavia ) - the twelfth governor general of the Dutch East Indies and the third governor general of the Dutch Ceylon .
| Jan Matsuiker | |||||||
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| niderl. Joan maetsuycker | |||||||
 Portrait of Jan Matsuiker. Unknown author, circa 1650-1700 Amsterdam , State Museum | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Karel Rainiers | ||||||
| Successor | Reyclof Van Guns | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Ian Thyssens Payart | ||||||
| Successor | Jacob van Kittenstein | ||||||
| Birth | October 14, 1606 Amsterdam , Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands | ||||||
| Death | January 24, 1678 (71 years old) Batavia , Dutch East Indies | ||||||
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Biography
Jan Matsuiker was born in 1604 in Amsterdam. He studied law in Leuven , worked as a lawyer in The Hague , then in Amsterdam. Since 1636 he lived in the Dutch East Indies. In 1646, he was appointed Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon , and seven years later - Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. In this post, he worked for 25 years - longer than anyone. During his reign, Makassar was conquered, Sumatra was conquered, an expedition to Central Java was organized.
Literature
- Stapel, FW (1941) Gouverneurs-Generaal van Nederlandsch-Indië, p. 29.
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Notes
- ↑ According to the Dutch-Russian practical transcription , this surname in Russian should be transmitted as Matsoyker .