17 October 1687 (aged 67-72) Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Nationality
Swedish
Spouse(s)
Susanna Boudaens (1645–1656) Helena de Sterke (1658–?)[1] G.M. Gossens (1687-1687)[2]
Children
Balthasar Coyett
Frederick Coyett (Chinese: 揆一; pinyin: Kuíyī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kûi-it), born in Stockholm c. 1615 or 1620, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa. He was the first Swede to travel to Japan and China and became the last governor of Dutch-occupied Taiwan (1656–1662).[3]
^Molhuysen, P. C.; Blok, P. J., eds. (1930). "Coyett, Frederik". Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek [New Dutch Biographical Dictionary] (in Dutch). Vol. 8. Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff – via Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren.
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^Müllern, Gunnar (1963) Förste svensken i Japan. Han som miste Formosa. Stockholm: Saxon & Lindstöms förlag.
FrederickCoyett (Chinese: 揆一; pinyin: Kuíyī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kûi-it), born in Stockholm c. 1615 or 1620, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish...
Governor Coyett may refer to: Balthasar Coyett (1650s–1725), Governor of Ambon from 1701 to 1706 FrederickCoyett (1610s–1687), 12th Governor of Formosa...
son of FrederickCoyett, the last Governor of Formosa, and Susanna Boudaens (The Hague 1622- Formosa 1656). Balthasar's son Frederik Julius Coyett (1680-1736)...
second was the smaller Fort Provintia, a walled administrative office. FrederickCoyett, the governor of Taiwan for the Dutch East India Company, was stationed...
the Dutch Governor of Formosa, FrederickCoyett, surrendered Fort Zeelandia to Koxinga. According to FrederickCoyett's own self-justifying account written...
shaft, essentially a glaive weapon. It's speculated that the Swede FrederickCoyett was talking about this weapon when he described Zheng Chenggong's troops...
(50 in) shaft, essentially a glaive. It's speculated that the Swede FrederickCoyett was talking about this weapon when he described Zheng Chenggong's troops...
1646 Willem Verstegen [Versteijen]: 28 October 1646 – 10 October 1647 FrederickCoyett: 3 November 1647 – 9 December 1648 Dircq Snoecq [nl]: 9 December 1648...
Company, after whom the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia is named FrederickCoyett (1615/1620–1687), last Dutch governor of Dutch Formosa (present-day...
report on Prambanan temple in his journal. Lons was escorting Julius FrederickCoyett, a VOC commissioner of northeast Java coast, to Kartasura, then the...
armour and used shields that were at least partially bulletproof. FrederickCoyett later described Ming lamellar armour as providing complete protection...
while the land forces prepared to assault. The Dutch surrendered. FrederickCoyett, the Dutch governor, negotiated a treaty, where the Dutch surrendered...
Notable members of the family include: Balthasar Coyett, Dutch-Swedish colonial official FrederickCoyett, Swedish nobleman Vilhelmina Eleonora Coyet, wife...
The Dutch introduced the domestic turkey to Taiwan. According to FrederickCoyett, many people saw mermaids appearing in the waters near the Fort Zeelandia...
refused to go ashore to take up his post despite being urged to by FrederickCoyett, the incumbent governor, and finally left without ever setting foot...
led by governor FrederickCoyett, held out for nine months. However, after Koxinga defeated Dutch reinforcements from Java, Coyett surrendered Formosa...
1680 by Dirck Strijcker. 456: the surgeon David van Gesscher 458: FrederickCoyett, the last governor of Dutch Formosa. Between the Leidsegracht and the...
colony. He served for three years, being relieved on June 30, 1656 by FrederickCoyett, who was to be the last Governor. Caesar returned to Batavia, where...
area of the cemetery, which was originally a landhuis belonging to FrederickCoyett. Today the Chinese temple, Vihara Buddhayana or Thie Cang Wang Pho...
in Stockholm as the son of Gillis Coyet and the brother of Otto and FrederickCoyett; the family was of Flemish origin. He grew up in Falun, but in 1629...
result, Dong became his princess consort. In 1662, Koxinga defeated FrederickCoyett and his army in the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, and Kingdom of Tungning...
1646 he left Batavia again, after being accused of "private trade". FrederickCoyett took charge of his goods. In 1649 Sweers bought a house on next to...
wife and three of his children, and sent him as a messenger to Frederik Coyett, the Governor of Formosa, to demand the surrender of the Dutch garrison...
described the landscape, recounted what he saw and heard. The Swede FrederickCoyett became his successor as chief trader in Dejima. In 1651, Verstegen...
it heard by the Council of Formosa, based on the supposition that FrederickCoyett, a member of that council, would rule in favor of Gravius. He fined...
surrender, after a final assault during a seven-month siege. According to FrederickCoyett's account written after the siege to absolve himself of the Dutch defeat...
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