Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck

First governor of Suriname

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1637

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1688

Profession: politician

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck (also: Sommelsdijk) (The Hague, 20 August 1637 - Paramaribo, 19 July 1688) was the first governor of Suriname after the establishment of the Society of Suriname in 1683.
He was governor from 28 November 1683 until he was murdered by mutinous soldiers on 19 July 1688.
Van Aerssen belonged to one of the richest families of the Dutch Golden Age. Van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck was Lord of Sommelsdijk, Plaat, Bommel, and Spijk.
Through his French wife Margaret, he was Marquis of Saint André Montbrun and Ferrassières.He was the fourth generation of a line active in Dutch politics.
After a political career in the Netherlands, in 1683 he became tired of Dutch public affairs.
Accordingly, he acquired a one-third share of the Society of Suriname, the other shareholders being the Dutch West India Company and the city of Amsterdam.
At that time Suriname was a very small colony which was torn by religious sectarianism.



Alternative names	Adriaen Haddeman, Adryaen Hanneva
Description	Dutch painter, draughtsman and ornamental painter
Date of birth/death	circa 1604 date QS:P,+1604-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	11 July 1671 (buried)
Location of birth/death	The Hague	The Hague
Work period	1625-1671
Work location	The Hague (ca. 1619-1626), London (1626-1638), The Hague (1638-1671)
Authority control	: Q864279 VIAF: 71667745 ISNI: 0000 0001 1669 4092 ULAN: 500005407 LCCN: nr90018270 WGA: HANNEMAN, Adriaen WorldCat