Joan Maetsuycker
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Joan Maetsuycker (October 14, 1606, Amsterdam - January 24, 1678, Batavia) was a Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1653 to 1678.
Maetsuycker studied law in Leuven, and was a lawyer first in The Hague, and later in Amsterdam. From 1636, he lived in the Dutch East Indies. In 1646 he became the Governor-General of Ceylon, and seven years later, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He stayed on that post for 25 years, which is the longest period for any Governor-General. The Dutch colony in the Indies flourished under Maetsuycker. Under his rule, Makassar was conquered, the west coast of Sumatra was occupied, and the first expedition to the interior of Java was held.
| Preceded by Carel Reyniersz |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1653–1678 |
Succeeded by Rijkloff van Goens |
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