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Jeronimus Cornelisz | |
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| Born | Unknown date, c. 1598 |
| Died | 2 October 1629 (aged 30–31) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation(s) | Apothecary, merchant |
| Employer | Dutch East India Company |
| Known for | Mutiny amongst and massacre of survivors of the Batavia wreck |
Criminal charge | Mutiny, murder |
Criminal penalty | |
| Spouse | Belijtgen van der Knas (1626) |
| Parent(s) | Kornelis Jeroens, Sytske Douwes |
Jeronimus Cornelisz (c. 1598 – 2 October 1629) was a Dutch apothecary and Dutch East India Company merchant who sailed aboard the merchant ship Batavia which foundered near the Australian mainland. Cornelisz then led one of the bloodiest mutinies in history.
After the ship was wrecked in the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of coral islands off the west coast of Australia, on 4 June 1629, Francisco Pelsaert, the expedition's commander, went to get help from the settlements in the Dutch East Indies, returning several months later.
While Pelsaert was away, Cornelisz led one of the bloodiest mutinies in history, for which he was eventually tried, convicted and hanged.