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During the Dutch East Indies era the governor-general functioned as colonial chief executive, president of colonial government, as well as commander-in-chief of the colonial army. Until 1903 all government officials and organisations were formal agents of the governor-general and entirely dependent on the central administration of the office of ...
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen ([ˈjɑn ˈpitərzoːn ˈkun], 8 January 1587 – 21 September 1629) was an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, holding two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies.
- 21 September 1629 (aged 42), Batavia, Dutch East Indies
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De jure Governor-General. 1826 1830 Hendrik Merkus de Kock. Lieutenant Governor-General. 11 Johannes van den Bosch: 1830 1833 12 Jean Chrétien Baud: 1833 1836 13 Dominique Jacques de Eerens: 1836 1840 — Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp. Acting Governor-General. 1840 1841 William II Willem II House of Orange-Nassau (7 October 1840 – 17 ...
No.PortraitNameFrom116101614216141615316151619416191623Jan Pieterszoon Coen was the chief founder of the Dutch commercial empire in the East Indies. As the fourth governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, he established a chain of fortified posts in the Indonesian Archipelago, displacing the Portuguese and preventing penetration by the English.
The Dutch merchant Jan Pieterszoon Coen (ca. 1586-1629) founded Batavia as governor general of the Dutch East India Company. Possessed of great administrative and military ability, he contributed greatly to the expansion of Dutch influence in the East Indies.
Jan Pietersz Coen, twice governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, was born in the city of Hoorn, in the province of Holland, on January 8, 1587. Raised in a strict Calvinist environment, he received a commercial training in the firm of the Flemish merchant Justus Pescatore (Joost de Visscher) at Rome.
During the Dutch East Indies era the governor-general functioned as colonial chief executive, president of colonial government, as well as commander-in-chief of the colonial ( KNIL) army.
