Godert van der Capellen

Baron van der Capellen
Baron van der Capellen by Cornelis Kruseman
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
16 January 1819 – 1 January 1826
Preceded byPosition recreated
Himself, Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes (as Commissioners-General)
Succeeded byLeonard du Bus de Gisignies
Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
19 August 1816 – 16 January 1819
Preceded byPosition established
John Fendall (as British Lieutenant-Governor)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Himself (as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies)
Personal details
Born
Godert Alexander Gerard Philip van der Capellen

(1778-12-15)15 December 1778
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died10 April 1848(1848-04-10) (aged 69)
De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Spouse
Jacoba Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken
(m. 1803)
Parents
  • Alexander Philip van der Capellen (father)
  • Maria Taets van Amerongen (mother)
ResidenceVollenhove
Alma materUtrecht 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.