Godert van der Capellen

Baron 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 by	Recreated ; Himself ; Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies ; Serving with Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Succeeded by	Leonard du Bus de Gisignies
Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies
	In office; 19 August 1816 – 16 January 1819 Serving with Cornelis Theodorus Elout, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Preceded by	Newly created ; John Fendall Jr. ; Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies
Succeeded by	Abolished ; Himself ; Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Personal details
Born	Godert Alexander Gerard Philip van der Capellen; 15 December 1778; Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	10 April 1848 (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);
Residence	Vollenhove
Alma mater	Utrecht 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.

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