List of governors of Dutch Ceylon
List of Governors (1640–1796)
Table:
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Name

Birth

Death

Governor From

Governor Until

Willem Jacobszoon Coster

1590

21 Aug 1640

13 Mar 1640

1 Aug 1640

Jan Thyszoon Payart

1606

-

1 Aug 1640

24 Mar 1646

Joan Maetsuyker

14 Oct 1606

24 Jan 1678

24 Mar 1646

26 Feb 1650

Jacob van Kittensteyn

-

26 Dec 1653

26 Feb 1650

11 Oct 1653

Adriaan van der Meyden

-

-

11 Oct 1653

12 May 1660

Rijckloff van Goens

24 Jun 1619

14 Nov 1682

12 May 1660

1661

Adriaan van der Meyden (2nd time)

-

-

1661

1663

Rijckloff van Goens (2nd time)

24 Jun 1619

14 Nov 1682

1663

1663

Jacob Hustaert

-

-

27 Dec 1663

19 Nov 1664

Adriaen Roothaes (acting)

<1620

1672

19 Nov 1664

April 1665

Rijckloff van Goens (3rd time)

24 Jun 1619

14 Nov 1682

April 1665

1675

Ryklof van Goens de jonge

11 Jun 1642

14 May 1687

1675

2 Dec 1679

Laurens van Pyl

ca. 1634

18 Sep 1705

3 Dec 1679

19 Jun 1693

Thomas van Rhee

16 Dec 1634

31 Mar 1701

19 Jun 1693

29 Jan 1695

Paulus van Rhoo (acting)

-

-

29 Jan 1695

30 Jul 1695

Thomas van Rhee

16 Dec 1634

31 Mar 1701

9 Aug 1695

22 Feb 1697

Gerrit de Heere

1 Mar 1657

26 Nov 1702

22 Feb 1697

26 Nov 1702

Cornelis Joan Simons

<1660

1727

11 May 1703

22 Nov 1707

Hendrik Becker

3 Aug 1661

22 Aug 1722

22 Nov 1707

5 Dec 1716

Isaak Augustijn Rumpf

21 Nov 1673

11 Jun 1723

5 Dec 1716

11 Jun 1723

Arnold Moll (acting)

5 May 1675

10 Feb 1729

21 Jun 1723

12 Jan 1724

Johannes Hertenberg

15 Apr 1668

19 Oct 1725

12 Jan 1724

19 Oct 1725

Joan Paul Schaghen (acting)

2 Nov 1689

12 Dec 1746

19 Oct 1725

16 Sep 1726

Petrus Vuyst

1691

19 May 1732

16 Sep 1726

27 Aug 1729

Stephanus Versluys

20 Aug 1694

27 Feb 1736

27 Aug 1729

25 Aug 1732

Gualterus Woutersz (acting)

ca. 1670

5 Feb 1759

25 Aug 1732

2 Dec 1732

Jacob Christiaan Pielat

27 Aug 1692

3 Aug 1740

2 Dec 1732

27 Jan 1734

Diederik van Domburg

15 Oct 1685

7 Jun 1736

27 Jan 1734

7 Jun 1736

Jan Macaré (acting)

5 Jul 1686

8 Jan 1742

7 Jun 1736

23 Jul 1736

Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff

8 Aug 1705

1 Nov 1750

23 Jul 1736

12 Mar 1740

Willem Maurits Bruyninck

24 Jan 1689

-

12 Mar 1740

8 Jan 1742

Daniel Overbeek

13 Mar 1695

29 Jul 1751

8 Jan 1742

11 May 1743

Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse

17 Feb 1691

13 Jan 1755

11 May 1743

6 May 1751

Gerard Joan Vreeland

27 Nov 1711

26 Feb 1752

6 May 1751

26 Feb 1752

Jacob de Jong (acting)

ca. 1700

ca. 1764

26 Feb 1752

10 Sep 1752

Joan Gideon Loten

16 May 1710

25 Feb 1789

10 Sep 1752

17 Mar 1757

Jan Schreuder

12 Feb 1704

16 Jan 1764

17 Mar 1757

17 Sep 1762

Lubbert Jan baron van Eck

26 Mar 1719

1 Apr 1765

17 Sep 1762

1 Apr 1765

Anthony Mooyart (acting)

6 Dec 1698

1 Jan 1767

13 May 1765

7 Aug 1765

Iman Willem Falck

25 Mar 1736

6 Feb 1785

7 Aug 1765

5 Feb 1785

Willem Jacob van de Graaf

28 May 1737

10 Mar 1804

7 Feb 1785

15 Jul 1794

Johan van Angelbeek

1727

2 Sep 1799

15 Jul 1794

16 Feb 1796

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