Ruler · 1787 – 1844

Pieter Merkus

Lived 1787 – 1844; politician. Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Dutch East Indies), 1841 – 1844.

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Lived: 1787 – 1844; 57 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Dutch East Indies
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies · the 3rd of 17 dated reigns · 1830 – 1949

Johannes van den Bosch1830 – 1833

Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp1840 – 1841

Pieter Merkus1841 – 1844

Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist1851 – 1856

Ary Prins1866

Frederik s'Jacob1881 – 1884

11 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1841 – 1844 · 3 years · came to it aged 54

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1844, the year they died

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