Governor of Dutch Mauritius

The Opperhoofd of Mauritius was an official who ruled Dutch Mauritius (now Republic of Mauritius) during the Dutch colonial period between 1598 and 1718. The island was under the administration of the Dutch East India Company.

Opperhoofd of Mauritius
Logo of the Dutch East India Company
PrecursorNone
Formation20 September 1598 (1598-09-20)
First holderWybrant Warwijck
Final holderAbraham Momber van de Velde
Abolished6 September 1718 (1718-09-06)
SuccessionGovernor of Isle de France

List of Opperhoofds (1598–1710)

A list of Opperhoofd of Mauritius from 1598 to 1710.[1][2]

# Incumbent Portrait Tenure
Took office Left office
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius
1. Wybrant Warwijck 20 September 1598 1598
Island abandoned
1598 to 6 May 1638
Dutch Mauritius
under the Dutch East India Company
2. Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer 6 May 1638 7 November 1639
3. Adriaan van der Stel 7 November 1639 1645
4. Jacob van der Meersch 1645 September 1648
5. Reinier Por 1648 1653
6. Joost van der Woutbeekr 1653 1654
7. Maximiliaan de Jongh 1654 1656
8. Abraham Evertszoon 1656 16 July 1658
Abandoned
16 July 1658 to 1664
9. Jacobus van Nieuwlant 1664 May 1665
10. Georg Frederick Wreede 1665 1667
11. Jan van Jaar 1667 1668
12. Dirk Janszoon Smient 1668 1669
13. Georg Frederick Wreede 1669 1672
14. Swen Felleson 1672
15. Philip Col 1672 13 February 1673
16. Hubert Hugo 13 February 1673 4 October 1677
17. Isaac Johannes Lamotius 4 October 1677 22 October 1692
18. Roelof Deodati 22 October 1692 25 November 1703
19. Abraham Momber van de Velde 25 November 1703 17 February 1710
Abandoned
17 February 1710 to 6 September 1718
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See also
  • Governor of Mauritius

References
  1. "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "Governors". Rulers.org. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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