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Laurens Reael

Laurens Reael
Portrait by Cornelis van der Voort, 1620
3rd Governor-General of the East Indies
In office
19 June 1616 – 21 March 1619 (1616-06-19 – 1619-03-21)
Preceded byGerard Reynst
Succeeded byJan Pieterszoon Coen
Personal details
Born(1583-10-22)22 October 1583
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died21 October 1637(1637-10-21) (aged 53)
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
EmployerDutch East India Company

Laurens Reael (22 October 1583 – 21 October 1637) was an employee of the Dutch East India Company, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1616 to 1619, and an admiral of the Dutch Republican Navy from 1625 to 1627.


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