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Willem van Outhoorn (1635 - 1720) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1691 to 1704.

Willem van Outhoorn (or Oudthoorn) was born on 4 May 1635 at Larike on Ambon Island in Indonesia. His father was a Dutch East India Company (VOC) Buyer (koopman) there. He was sent back to the Netherlands to study law at the University of Leiden. On 28 November 1657 he graduated in law. In 1659 he left again for the Indies to take up a post as Underbuyer (onderkoopman). He was to remain in the East for the rest of his life. Even a journey to nearby Bantam was a journey too far for him. In 1662 he became a member of the Council of Justice (Raad van Justitie) in Batavia. In 1672 he became Receiver-General (ontvanger-generaal) and, in 1673, Vice-President of the Council of Justice. In 1678, he was charged with a mission to Bantam and he became an extraordinary member of the Dutch Council of the Indies. He was named a full Counsellor, being confirmed in that post in 1681. He became President of the Council of Justice in 1682 and in 1689 President of the College van Heemraden (dealing with estate boundaries, roads, etc). That same year he was appointed First Counsellor and Director-General of the Dutch East Indies.

On 17 December 1690, he was appointed Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, taking over from Johannes Camphuys on 24 Spetember 1691. After ten years, the Seventeen Lords (Heren XVII) granted his wish to be honourably relieved of his duties, but it took until 15 August 1704 before he could hand over all his official funcitions to Joan van Hoorn.

He requested that he be allowed to remain on his estate just outside Batavia, though in general it was not allowed, for fear that retired governors would interfere with the work of their successor Governor Generals. However, because he was in ill-health and was over 70, he was allowed to stay. He died at 85 on 27 November 1720.

His term of office was not marked by many important developments or events. At the end of his term, Amangkurat II Sultan of Mataram died. As the VOC did not recognise his son as successor, a long war broke out just before Van Outshoorn left office. In 1693 the French overran Pondichery. During his time, efforts were made to establish coffee growing in Java. The first harvest failed because of flooding, but the next harvest had more success.

Van Outhoorn was not a very strong ruler. Corruption and nepotism, in which he himself was involved, became ever more blatant during his time. His son-in-law Joan van Hoorn, married to his daughter Susanna, followed him as Governor-General.

Sources

Site in Dutch dedicated to the VOC [1]
Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch-Indië, part N-Soek
Putten, L.P. van, 2002. - Ambitie en onvermogen : gouverneurs-generaal van Nederlands-Indië 1610-1796.
http://www.bezuidenhout.nl/
A History Modern Indonesia Since c1300 [2]

Government offices
Preceded by Johannes Camphuys	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1691-1704	Succeeded by Joan van Hoorn.

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-'''Willem van Outhoorn''' (1635 - 1720) was [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1691 to 1704. <p>
+'''Willem van Outhoorn''' (1635 - 1720) was [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1691 to 1704.
-Willem van Outhoorn (or ''Oudthoorn'') was born on 4 May 1635 at [[Larike]] on [[Ambon Island]] in [[Indonesia]]. His father was a [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) Buyer (''koopman'') there. He was sent back to the [[Netherlands]] to study [[law]] at the the [[University of Leiden]]. On 28 November 1657 he graduated in law. In 1659 he left again for the [[Indies]] to take up a post as Underbuyer (''onderkoopman''). He was to remain in the East for the rest of his life. Even a journey to nearby [[Bantam]] was a journey too far for him. In 1662 he became a member of the Council of Justice (''Raad van Justitie'') in [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]]. In 1672 he became Receiver-General (''ontvanger-generaal'') and, in 1673, Vice-President of the Council of Justice. In 1678, he was charged with a mission to [[Bantam]] and he became an extraordinary member of the [[Dutch Council of the Indies]]. He was named a full Counsellor, being confirmed in that post in 1681. He became President of the Council of Justice in 1682 and in 1689 President of the College van Heemraden (dealing with estate boundaries, roads, etc). That same year he was appointed First Counsellor and Director-General of the Dutch East Indies.</p>
+Willem van Outhoorn (or ''Oudthoorn'') was born on 4 May 1635 at [[Larike]] on [[Ambon Island]] in [[Indonesia]]. His father was a [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) Buyer (''koopman'') there. He was sent back to the [[Netherlands]] to study [[law]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. On 28 November 1657 he graduated in law. In 1659 he left again for the [[Indies]] to take up a post as Underbuyer (''onderkoopman''). He was to remain in the East for the rest of his life. Even a journey to nearby [[Bantam]] was a journey too far for him. In 1662 he became a member of the Council of Justice (''Raad van Justitie'') in [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]]. In 1672 he became Receiver-General (''ontvanger-generaal'') and, in 1673, Vice-President of the Council of Justice. In 1678, he was charged with a mission to [[Bantam]] and he became an extraordinary member of the [[Dutch Council of the Indies]]. He was named a full Counsellor, being confirmed in that post in 1681. He became President of the Council of Justice in 1682 and in 1689 President of the College van Heemraden (dealing with estate boundaries, roads, etc). That same year he was appointed First Counsellor and Director-General of the Dutch East Indies.
 On 17 December 1690, he was appointed [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]], taking over from [[Johannes Camphuys]] on 24 Spetember 1691. After ten years, the [[Seventeen Lords]] ([[Heren XVII]]) granted his wish to be honourably relieved of his duties, but it took until 15 August 1704 before he could hand over all his official funcitions to [[Joan van Hoorn]].
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-He requested that he be allowed to remain on his estate just outside Batavia, though in general it was not allowed, for fear that retired governors would interfere with the work of their successor Governor Generals. However, because he was in ill-health and was over 70, he was allowed to stay. He died at 85 on 27 November 1720.</p>
+He requested that he be allowed to remain on his estate just outside Batavia, though in general it was not allowed, for fear that retired governors would interfere with the work of their successor Governor Generals. However, because he was in ill-health and was over 70, he was allowed to stay. He died at 85 on 27 November 1720.
-His term of office was not marked by many important developments or events. At the end of his term, [[Amangkurat II of Mataram|Amangkurat II]] [[Sultan of Mataram]] died. As the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] did not recognise his son as successor, a long war broke out just before Van Outshoorn left office. In 1693 the French overran [[Pondichery]]. During his time, efforts were made to establish [[coffee]] growing in [[Java]]. The first harvest failed because of flooding, but the next harvest had more success. <p>
+His term of office was not marked by many important developments or events. At the end of his term, [[Amangkurat II of Mataram|Amangkurat II]] [[Sultan of Mataram]] died. As the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] did not recognise his son as successor, a long war broke out just before Van Outshoorn left office. In 1693 the French overran [[Pondichery]]. During his time, efforts were made to establish [[coffee]] growing in [[Java]]. The first harvest failed because of flooding, but the next harvest had more success.
 Van Outhoorn was not a very strong ruler. Corruption and nepotism, in which he himself was involved, became ever more blatant during his time. His son-in-law [[Joan van Hoorn]], married to his daughter Susanna, followed him as Governor-General.
 ===Sources===
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 * http://www.bezuidenhout.nl/
 *  A History Modern Indonesia Since c1300 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ukurAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Willem+van+Outhoorn&source=web&ots=a7YiUkr3zN&sig=PFmAGowWp4SWYfKJ3z2enXVrdhQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA84,M1]
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