Willem Adriaan van der Stel
Former Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Willem Adriaan van der Stel was an Extraordinary Councillor of the Dutch East Indies, and Governor of the Cape Colony, a way station for the Dutch East India Company, from 23 January 1699 to 1707. He was dismissed after a revolt and was exiled to... Wikipedia
Born: August 24, 1664, Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: November 11, 1733 (age 69 years), Lisse, Netherlands
Parents: Simon van der Stel
Organization founded: Vergelegen Wine Estate
Grandparents: Adriaan van der Stel and Maria Lievens
Previous office: Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony (1699–1707)