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Jacob van Kittensteyn

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Jacob van Kittensteyn
4th Governor of Dutch Ceylon
In office
26 February 1650 – 11 October 1653 (1650-02-26 – 1653-10-11)
Preceded byJoan Maetsuycker
Succeeded byAdriaan van der Meyden

Jacob van Kittensteyn was the Governor of Dutch Ceylon during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was appointed on 26 February 1650 and was Governor until 11 October 1653. He was succeeded by Adriaan van der Meyden.[1]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Dutch Governors". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Dutch Ceylon
1650–1653
Succeeded by