Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck | |
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Governor of Suriname | |
In office 27 November 1683 – 19 July 1688 | |
Preceded by | Laurens Verboom |
Succeeded by | Johan van Scharphuizen |
Personal details | |
Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 20 August 1637
Died | 19 July 1688 Paramaribo, Suriname | (aged 50)
Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck (also: Sommelsdijk) (The Hague, 20 August 1637 - Paramaribo, 19 July 1688) 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.