Joachim van Plettenberg

Baron
Joachim van Plettenberg
Joachim van Plettenberg, between 1750 and 1774
Acting Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
In office
11 August 1771 – 18 May 1774
Preceded byRyk Tulbagh
Succeeded byPieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn
11th Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
In office
18 May 1774 – 14 February 1785
Preceded byPieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn
Succeeded byCornelis Jacob van de Graaff
Personal details
Born8 March 1739
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died18 August 1793(1793-08-18) (aged 54)
Zwolle, Netherlands
SpouseCornelia Charlotte Feith
Replica of the van Plettenberg Beacon, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Baron Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg (8 March 1739, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands – 18 August 1793, in Zwolle, Netherlands) was the governor of the Cape of Good Hope from 11 August 1771 to 14 February 1785. Plettenberg was presiding governor after Ryk Tulbagh's death. On 18 May 1774 he was permanently appointed as governor.