Adriaan van der Stel
Adriaan van der Stel , also Adriaen or Ariën (* January 1605 in Dordrecht , † around 1646 in the Dutch East Indies ) was governor of Mauritius from 1640 to 1645 and in this capacity the successor to Cornelius Gooyer . After he was transferred to Ceylon in 1645 , he was replaced by Jacob van der Meersh .
He was in the service of the VOC and in 1623 he finished his service on the ship De Star and became "assistant assistant" in India. After the termination of his contract, he settled in Batavia as a free citizen and private merchant .
On May 19, 1645 in the war against Raja Senga, he fell into the hands of Sinhalese warriors, who later beheaded him. The victors carried his head around on a stake and finally sent it to the governor of Ceylon.
family
His parents were Simon van der Stelle, a member of the Dordrecht magistrate, and Mariken Adriaens. He was their youngest son. The eldest son of Adriaan van der Stel and Maria Lievens was Simon van der Stel , a former governor of the Cape Colony .
Individual evidence
- ^ Adriaen van der Stel . on www.biografischportaal.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ a b c Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW): STEL (Adriaen of Ariën van der) . Part 9, Sp. 1070. Online version at www.resources.huygens.knaw.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical woordenboek der Nederlanden . 1852-1878, part 17/2, pp. 990-991. Online version at www.resources.huygens.knaw.nl (Dutch).
- ^ WJ de Kock (Ed.): Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol. 1 . Human Sciences Research Council, 2nd ed., Pretoria 1976 p. 815. (Entry: Van der Stel, Simon).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stel, Adriaan van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Mauritius |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1605 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dordrecht |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1645 |