Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck
Former Governor of Suriname
Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck was the first governor of Suriname after the establishment of the Society of Suriname in 1683. He was governor from 27 November 1683 until he was murdered by mutinous soldiers on 19 July 1688. Van Aerssen... Wikipedia
Born: August 20, 1637, The Hague, Netherlands
Died: July 19, 1688 (age 50 years), Paramaribo, Suriname
Children: François van Aerssen
Great grandchildren: Jakobina Henrietta Alexandrina de Henry de Cheusses and Carolina van der Duyn
Parents: Cornelis van Aerssen and Lucia van Walta
Grandparents: Francis van Aarssens, Donia van Harinxma, Pieter Douwes van Walta, and more