| Opperhoofd of Mauritius | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Dutch East India Company | |
| Precursor | None |
| Formation | 20 September 1598 |
| First holder | Wybrant Warwijck |
| Final holder | Abraham Momber van de Velde |
| Abolished | 6 September 1718 |
| Succession | Governor of Isle de France |
The Opperhoofd of Mauritius was an official who ruled Dutch Mauritius (now Republic of Mauritius) during the Dutch colonial period between 1598 and 1718. The island was under the administration of the Dutch East India Company.
A list of Opperhoofd of Mauritius from 1598 to 1710. [1] [2]
| # | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| Dutch Expedition to Mauritius | |||||||
| 1. | Wybrant Warwijck | 20 September 1598 | 1598 | ||||
| Island abandoned 1598 to 6 May 1638 | |||||||
| Dutch Mauritius under the Dutch East India Company | |||||||
| 2. | Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer | 6 May 1638 | 7 November 1639 | ||||
| 3. | Adriaan van der Stel | 7 November 1639 | 1645 | ||||
| 4. | Jacob van der Meersch | 1645 | September 1648 | ||||
| 5. | Reinier Por | 1648 | 1653 | ||||
| 6. | Joost van der Woutbeekr | 1653 | 1654 | ||||
| 7. | Maximiliaan de Jongh | 1654 | 1656 | ||||
| 8. | Abraham Evertszoon | 1656 | 16 July 1658 | ||||
| Abandoned 16 July 1658 to 1664 | |||||||
| 9. | Jacobus van Nieuwlant | 1664 | May 1665 | ||||
| 10. | Georg Frederick Wreede | 1665 | 1667 | ||||
| 11. | Jan van Jaar | 1667 | 1668 | ||||
| 12. | Dirk Janszoon Smient | 1668 | 1669 | ||||
| 13. | Georg Frederick Wreede | 1669 | 1672 | ||||
| 14. | Swen Felleson | 1672 | |||||
| 15. | Philip Col | 1672 | 13 February 1673 | ||||
| 16. | Hubert Hugo | 13 February 1673 | 4 October 1677 | ||||
| 17. | Isaac Johannes Lamotius | 4 October 1677 | 22 October 1692 | ||||
| 18. | Roelof Deodati | 22 October 1692 | 25 November 1703 | ||||
| 19. | Abraham Momber van de Velde | 25 November 1703 | 17 February 1710 | ||||
| Abandoned 17 February 1710 to 6 September 1718 | |||||||
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