Godert van der Capellen
Godert van der Capellen | |
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Portrait by Cornelis Kruseman, c. 1816–1857 | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 16 January 1819 – 1 January 1826 | |
| Monarch | William I |
| Preceded by | Himself, Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes (as Commissioners-General) |
| Succeeded by | |
| Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 19 August 1816 – 16 January 1819 | |
| Monarch | William I |
| Preceded by | John Fendall (as British Lieutenant-Governor) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies) |
| Secretary of Commerce and Colonies | |
| In office 6 April 1814 – 29 July 1814 | |
| Monarch | William I |
| Preceded by | Paulus van der Heim (Minister of the Navy and Colonial Affairs, 1811) |
| Succeeded by | Joan Cornelis van der Hoop (as Secretary-General of Commerce and Colonies) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Godert Alexander Gerard Philip van der Capellen 15 December 1778 Utrecht, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 10 April 1848 (aged 69) Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Spouse |
Jacoba van Serooskerken
(m. 1803) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen (Utrecht, 15 December 1778 – De Bilt, 10 April 1848) was a Dutch statesman. He held several important posts under the Kingdom of Holland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, before he was appointed as one of the Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies. Later he was appointed Governor-General of that colony.