Governor of Dutch Mauritius

Opperhoofd of Mauritius

Logo of the Dutch East India Company

Precursor| None
Formation| 20 September 1598; 426 years ago (1598-09-20)
First holder| Wybrant Warwijck[1]
Final holder| Abraham Momber van de Velde
Abolished| 6 September 1718; 306 years ago (1718-09-06)
Succession| Governor of Isle de France

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.

## List of Opperhoofds (1598–1710)

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

#  | Incumbent  | Portrait  | Tenure

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Took office  | Left office
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius
1\.  | Wybrant Warwijck[2] |  | 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 Laar |  | 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

## See also

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* Governor of Mauritius

## References

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

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Governors of Dutch Mauritius

* Wybrant Warwijck
* Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer
* Adriaan van der Stel
* Jacob van der Meersch
* Reinier Por
* Joost van der Woutbeekr
* Maximiliaan de Jongh
* Abraham Evertszoon
* Jacobus van Nieuwlant
* Georg Frederick Wreede
* Jan van Jaar
* Dirk Janszoon Smient
* Georg Frederick Wreede
* Swen Felleson
* Philip Col
* Hubert Hugo
* Isaac Johannes Lamotius
* Roelof Deodati
* Abraham Momber van de Velde

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