List of governors of Tranquebar
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Governor of Tranquebar | |
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Danish: Guvernør af Trankebar | |
Residence | Fort Dansborg 1622 – 1784 Guvernørens residens 1784 – 1845[1] |
Appointer | Monarch of Denmark |
Precursor | None |
Formation | 11 October 1620 |
First holder | Ove Gjedde |
Final holder | Peder Hansen |
Abolished | 7 November 1845 |
The Governor of Tranquebar (Danish: Guvernører af Trankebar) was a title typically given for the leadership of Danish India from 1620 to 1845. The title of the leader of Tranquebar had various names throughout this period, including overhoved, president and commander.
Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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1620—1621 | Ove Gjedde | Founder of Danish India and Fort Dansborg. |
1621—1636 | Roland Crappé | Established a far-flung string of Danish factories |
1636—1643 | Bernt Pessart | |
1643—1648 | Willem Leyel | |
1648—1655 | Paul Hansen Korsør | |
1655—1669 | Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke | Only Dane in Tranquebar during his rule |
1669—1673 | Henrik Eggers | |
1673—1682 | Sivert Adeler | |
1682—1687 | Axel Juel | |
1687 | Wolff Heinrich von Calnein | Died in Williamite War in Ireland |
1687—1689 | Christian Porck | 1st term |
1689—1690 | Moritz Hartmann | |
1690—1694 | Christian Porck | 2nd term |
1694—1701 | Claus Vogdt | |
1701 | Andreas Andreæ | |
1701—1702 | Mikkel Knudsen Crone | |
1702—1704 | Jørgen Hermandsen Bjørn | |
1704—1716 | Johan Sigismund Hassius | |
1716—1720 | Christen Brun-Lundegaard | |
1720—1726 | Christian Ulrich von Nissen | |
1726—1730 | Rasmus Hansen Attrup | |
1730—1733 | Diderich Mühlenport | |
1733—1741 | Poul Krisk Panck | |
1741—1744 | Ivar Bonsack | |
1744—1754 | Hans Ernst Bonsack | |
1754—1759 | Hans Georg Krog | |
1759—1760 | Christian Frederik Høyer | |
1760—1761 | Herman Jacob Forck | |
1761—1775 | Hermann Abbestée | 1st term |
1775—1779 | David Brown | |
1779—1788 | Hermann Abbestée | 2nd term |
1788—1806 | Peter Anker | |
1806—1808 | Johan Peter Hermannson | 1st term |
1808—1815 | English government | See Capture of Tranquebar |
1815—1816 | Gerhard Sievers Bille | |
1816—1822 | Johan Peter Hermannson | 2nd term |
1822—1823 | Jens Kofoed | |
1823—1825 | Ulrich Anton Schönheyde | |
1825—1829 | Hans de Brinck-Seidelin | |
1829—1832 | Lauritz Christensen | |
1832—1838 | Conrad Emil Mourier | |
1838—1841 | Johannes Rehling | |
1841 | Christian Tiemroth | |
1841—1845 | Peder Hansen |
See also[edit]
- List of governors of the Danish West Indies – Chronological list of governors of the Danish West Indies
- List of colonial governors of the Danish Gold Coast – Cronological list of colonial governors that ruled the Danish colony on the Gold Coast
- Danish India – Former settlements and trading posts of Denmark and Norway on the Indian subcontinent
References[edit]
- ^ "Guvernørresidensens historie". Nationalmuseet (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Larsen, Kay (1840). RESIDENTER, KOMMANDANTER OG CHEFER (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: ARTHUR JENSENS FORLAG. p. 18.
- ^ "Danske guvernører - www.foreningen-trankebar.dk". 123hjemmeside.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-05-11.