Willem adriaan van der stel gymnastics
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Willem adriaan van der stel gymnastics!
Willem Adriaan van der Stel
Willem Adriaan van der Stel | |
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Portrait of Simon van der Stel and his son Willem Adriaan. The original was destroyed in a fire in 1962; a replica was created based on photographs | |
| In office 2 November 1699 – 3 June 1707 | |
| Preceded by | Simon van der Stel |
| Succeeded by | Johan Cornelis d'Ableing (acting) |
| Born | 24 August 1664 Haarlem |
| Died | 11 November 1733 (1733-11-12) (aged 69) Lisse |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Willem Adriaan van der Stel (24 August 1664 – 11 November 1733) was an Extraordinary Councillor of the Dutch East Indies,[1] and Governor of the Cape Colony, a way station for the Dutch East India Company (VOC), from 23 January 1699 to 1707.
He was dismissed after a revolt and was exiled to the Netherlands.
Early life
Willem van der Stel was the eldest of six children of Simon van der Stel (1639–1712) and Johanna Jacoba Six (1645–1700), who were prominent members of the Dutch merchant cl