Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1628–1684)
Cornelis Speelman
Portrait of Cornelis Speelman
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office 25 November 1681 – 11 January 1684
Preceded by
Rijcklof van Goens
Succeeded by
Johannes Camphuys
Personal details
Born
2 March 1628 Rotterdam, Dutch Republic
Died
11 January 1684 (1684-01-12) (aged 55) Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Nationality
Dutch Republic
Cornelis Janszoon Speelman (2 March 1628 – 11 January 1684) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1681 to 1684.
Cornelis Janszoon Speelman was the son of a Rotterdam merchant. He was born on 2 March 1628. In his 16th year, he left aboard the Hillegersberg for the Indies. He was employed as an assistant (assistent) in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Cornelis Janszoon Speelman (2 March 1628 – 11 January 1684) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1681 to 1684. Cornelis Janszoon Speelman...
The Speelman Baronetcy, of the Netherlands, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 September 1686 for the two-year-old Cornelis Speelman...
include: CornelisSpeelman (1628–1684), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Edward Speelman (1910–1994), English art dealer Harry Speelman (1916–1994)...
revolt against Gowa, but failed. In 1666, under the command of Admiral CornelisSpeelman, The Dutch East India Company (VOC) attempted to bring the small kingdoms...
appointed by the Council of the Dutch East Indies as successor to CornelisSpeelman as Governor-General, initially as provisional Governor-General until...
by Admiral CornelisSpeelman. In April 1677 the fleet sailed to Surabaya, where Trunajaya was based. After negotiations failed, Speelman's forces stormed...
districts A report by the Banten regent William Craft to Governor-General CornelisSpeelman states that, on the basis of a description provided by Pangeran Aria...
they would encounter. Hence, the Dutch colonials at that time under CornelisSpeelman calls him the Si-Bajak-Laut, meaning "the pirate". In linguistic terms...
Lemaistre de Sacy, French Bible translator (b. 1613) January 11 – CornelisSpeelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1628) January 13 –...
George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (d. 1644) 1628 – CornelisSpeelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684) 1651 – Carlo...
resulted in the structure becoming dilapidated. In 1667, Governor CornelisSpeelman instructed Engineer Adriaan de Leeuw to redesign and reconstruct the...
Tenritatta (1634 or 1635 – 1696) who sided with the Dutch admiral CornelisSpeelman against the Makasar kingdom of Gowa-Tallo, which led to the defeat...
Dutch admiral CornelisSpeelman, to become the center of Dutch colonial power in Sulawesi. It was renamed Fort Rotterdam after Speelman's place of birth...
Cisneros, who had administered the area since 1678. November 25 – CornelisSpeelman of the Netherlands becomes the new Governor-General of the Dutch East...
Cisneros, who had administered the area since 1678. November 25 – CornelisSpeelman of the Netherlands becomes the new Governor-General of the Dutch East...
Soppeng to rise in rebellion against Gowa. While the VOC fleet, under CornelisSpeelman, fought the Gowa fleet, Palakka led a "difficult" land campaign in...
signed in Jepara. The Dutch East India Company was represented by CornelisSpeelman. Most of the northern coast of Java, straddling between Karawang Regency...
1678 – 25 November 1681 Preceded by Joan Maetsuycker Succeeded by CornelisSpeelman Personal details Born 24 June 1619 Rees Died 14 November 1682(1682-11-14)...
1665, and 1666 a new fleet were sent to attack Makassar again, under CornelisSpeelman. The fleet consisted of the flagship Tertholen, and twenty other vessels...
by mr. Jacob Speelman (1722-1787), who made an impressive career in Leiden. In 1788 he was succeeded by his son mr. Cornelis Jacob Speelman (1747-1825)...
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, French noblewoman (d. 1694) March 2 – CornelisSpeelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684) March 10 Marcello...
Dutch, and the subsequent war in 1669. Attack of the fort began with CornelisSpeelman, admiral of the VOC, gathering forces which consisted of 2,000 Bugis...
the Dutch Republic, and his brother Cornelis de Witt on 20 August 1672, together with his brother-in-law, Cornelis Tromp. Johan Kievit (first name sometimes...
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, French noblewoman (d. 1694) March 2 – CornelisSpeelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684) March 10 Marcello...