Baron van der Capellen | |
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._Gouverneur-generaal_(1816-26)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-3795.jpeg) Baron van der Capellen by Cornelis Kruseman | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 16 January 1819 – 1 January 1826 | |
| Preceded by | Position recreated Himself, Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes (as Commissioners-General) |
| Succeeded by | Leonard du Bus de Gisignies |
| Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 19 August 1816 – 16 January 1819 Serving with Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes | |
| Preceded by | Position established John Fendall (as British Lieutenant-Governor) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Himself (as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Godert Alexander Gerard Philip van der Capellen 15 December 1778 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 10 April 1848 (aged 69) De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Spouse |
Jacoba Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken
(m. 1803) |
| Parents |
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| Residence | Vollenhove |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen (Utrecht, 15 December 1778 – De Bilt, 10 April 1848) was a Dutch statesman. He held several important posts under the Kingdom of Holland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, before he was appointed as one of the Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies. Later he was appointed Governor-General of that colony.