Dirk van Hogendorp (1761–1822)

Dirk van Hogendorp
Dirk van Hogendorp
	Dirk van Hogendorp, Comte de l'Empire
Lieutenant-governor of East-Java, VOC
	In office; 1794–1798
Minister of War, Kingdom of Holland
	In office; 1806–1807
Military governor of Vilna
	In office; 1812–1812
Military governor of Hamburg
	In office; 1813–1814
Personal details
Born	Dirk van Hogendorp; 13 October 1761; Heenvliet
Died	29 October 1822 (aged 61); Rio de Janeiro
Nationality	Dutch
Spouses	; Margaretha Elisabeth Bartlo (m. 1785) Augusta Eleonora Carolina, princess von Hohenlohe Langenburg (m. 1803)
Children	Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp
Parents	Willem van Hogendorp (father); Carolina Wilhelmina van Haren (mother);
Residence	Novo Sion
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Union; Officier Legion d'Honneur
Military service
Allegiance	Prussia; Dutch Republic; First French Empire;
Branch/service	Army of Prussia; Dutch Navy; Grande Armée;
Years of service	1773 – 1786; 1810 -1814
Rank	général de division
Battles/wars	War of the Bavarian Succession; Fourth Anglo-Dutch War; French invasion of Russia; War of the Sixth Coalition battle of Bautzen; Siege of Hamburg; ;

Dirk van Hogendorp (13 October 1761: Heenvliet – 29 October 1822: Rio de Janeiro), comte de l'Empire, was a Dutch officer; colonial administrator; diplomat and Minister of War, for the Kingdom of Holland; and confidant of Napoleon. In 1812 he was governor of Vilnius, in 1813 he was appointed as the governor of Hamburg. He was an early critic of the Dutch colonial system as implemented under the VOC. His ideas about reforms in the Dutch East Indies were to a large extent realized by the Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies, through the behind the scenes influence of his friend Herman Warner Muntinghe, first as adviser of Stamford Raffles, and later as adviser of the Commissioners-General.

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