Jeremias van Riemsdijk

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Jeremias van Riemsdijk was an 18th-century Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who played a key role in the administration of the Dutch colonial empire in Asia.

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instanceOf Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
human
activeIn 18th century
appointedBy Lords Seventeen of the Dutch East India Company
associatedWith Batavia Castle
Council of the Indies
birthDate 1712-10-18
birthPlace Dutch Republic
Utrecht NERFINISHED
burialPlace Batavia
causeOfDeath illness
chronologyWithinOffice 29th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
citizenship Dutch
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1777-10-03
deathPlace Batavia
Dutch East Indies
employer Dutch East India Company
endTime 1777-10-03
familyName van Riemsdijk
gender male
givenName Jeremias
linked to: Jeremiah
heritage Dutch
memberOf Dutch colonial elite
militaryBranch Dutch East India Company army
name Jeremias van Riemsdijk
nativeLanguage Dutch
notableFor governance reforms and administrative decisions in the Dutch East Indies
notableRole key figure in 18th-century Dutch colonial governance in Asia
notableWork administration of the Dutch East Indies
occupation colonial administrator
politician
partOf Dutch colonial empire in Asia
politicalEntityGoverned Dutch East Indies
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
member of the Council of the Indies
predecessor Petrus Albertus van der Parra
regionOfActivity Dutch East Indies
Southeast Asia
religion Protestantism
residence Batavia
startTime 1775-12-28
successor Reinier de Klerk

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Reinier de Klerk precededBy Jeremias van Riemsdijk
Jeremias van Riemsdijk name Jeremias van Riemsdijk