Cornelis Van Aerssen Van Sommelsdijck
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 336 years ago |
Date of birth | August 20,1637 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | The Hague |
Netherlands | |
Died | Paramaribo |
Suriname | |
Date of died | July 19,1688 |
Great grandchild | Jakobina Henrietta Alexandrina de Henry de Cheusses |
Carolina van der Duyn | |
Parents | Cornelis van Aerssen |
Lucia van Walta | |
Children | Francois van Aerssen |
Henriette Lucretia van Aerssen | |
Francois, Baron van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck | |
Grandchildren | Frederic de Cheusses |
Grandparents | Francis van Aarssens |
Donia van Harinxma | |
Pieter Douwes van Walta | |
Petronella Borre | |
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ID | 4494906 |
Cornelis Van Aerssen Van Sommelsdijck Life story
Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck was the first governor of Suriname after the establishment of the Society of Suriname in 1683. He was governor from 27 November 1683 until he was murdered by mutinous soldiers on 19 July 1688. Van Aerssen belonged to one of the richest families of the Dutch Golden Age.