Balthasar Coyett
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Balthasar Coyett was a Dutch
-Swedish official in the Dutch East India Company
, serving from 1701 to 1706 as the Governor of Ambon. He was the son of Frederick Coyett
, the last Governor of Formosa
, and Susanna Boudaens (The Hague
1622- Formosa 1656). Balthasar's son Frederik Julius Coyett (1680-1736) was also a colonial official.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
-Swedish official in the Dutch East India Company
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
, serving from 1701 to 1706 as the Governor of Ambon. He was the son of Frederick Coyett
Frederick Coyett
Frederick Coyett , born in Stockholm or Moscow in 1615?, buried in Amsterdam, October 17, 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa...
, the last Governor of Formosa
Governor of Formosa
The Governor of Formosa was the head of government during the Dutch colonial period in Taiwan, which lasted from 1624 to 1662. Appointed by the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in Batavia , the Governor of Formosa was empowered to legislate, collect taxes, wage war and declare peace on...
, and Susanna Boudaens (The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
1622- Formosa 1656). Balthasar's son Frederik Julius Coyett (1680-1736) was also a colonial official.