| Governor of Tranquebar | |
|---|---|
| Danish: Guvernør af Trankebar | |
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| Residence | Fort Dansborg 1622 – 1784 Guvernørens residens 1784 – 1845 [1] |
| Appointer | Monarch of Denmark |
| Precursor | None |
| Formation | 11 October 1620 |
| First holder | Ove Gjedde |
| Final holder | Peder Hansen |
| Abolished | 7 November 1845 |
This Editing List of governors of Danish India lists governors of Danish India.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1620—1621 | Ove Gjedde | Founder of Danish India and Fort Dansborg. |
| 1621—1636 | Roland Crappé | Established a far-flung string of Danish factories from Malabar to Makassar. |
| 1636—1643 | Bernt Pessart | Owned much debt to various merchants, which caused a decline in the Company |
| 1643—1648 | Willem Leyel | |
| 1648—1655 | Paul Hansen Korsør | |
| 1655—1669 | Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke | Only Dane in Tranquebar during his rule |
| 1669—1673 | Henrik Eggers | |
| 1673—1682 | Sivert Adeler | |
| 1682—1687 | Axel Juel | |
| 1687 | Wolff Heinrich von Calnein | Died in Williamite War in Ireland |
| 1687—1689 | Christian Porck | 1st term |
| 1689—1690 | Moritz Hartmann | |
| 1690—1694 | Christian Porck | 2nd term |
| 1694—1701 | Claus Vogdt | |
| 1701 | Andreas Andreæ | |
| 1701—1702 | Mikkel Knudsen Crone | |
| 1702—1704 | Jørgen Hermandsen Bjørn | |
| 1704—1716 | Johan Sigismund Hassius | |
| 1716—1720 | Christen Brun-Lundegaard | |
| 1720—1726 | Christian Ulrich von Nissen | |
| 1726—1730 | Rasmus Hansen Attrup | |
| 1730—1733 | Diderich Mühlenport | |
| 1733—1741 | Poul Krisk Panck | |
| 1741—1744 | Ivar Bonsack | |
| 1744—1754 | Hans Ernst Bonsack | |
| 1754—1759 | Hans Georg Krog | |
| 1759—1760 | Christian Frederik Høyer | |
| 1760—1761 | Herman Jacob Forck | |
| 1761—1775 | Hermann Abbestée | 1st term |
| 1775—1779 | David Brown | |
| 1779—1788 | Hermann Abbestée | 2nd term |
| 1788—1806 | Peter Anker | |
| 1806—1808 | Johan Peter Hermannson | 1st term |
| 1808—1815 | English government | See Capture of Tranquebar |
| 1815—1816 | Gerhard Sievers Bille | |
| 1816—1822 | Johan Peter Hermannson | 2nd term |
| 1822—1823 | Jens Kofoed | |
| 1823—1825 | Ulrich Anton Schönheyde | |
| 1825—1829 | Hans de Brinck-Seidelin | |
| 1829—1832 | Lauritz Christensen | |
| 1832—1838 | Conrad Emil Mourier | |
| 1838—1841 | Johannes Rehling | |
| 1841 | Christian Tiemroth | |
| 1841—1845 | Peder Hansen | |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1698—1699 | Andreas Andræ | Concluded the Dano-Mughal Treaty together with Schmertz |
| 1699—1702 | Thomas Schmertz | Concluded the Dano-Mughal Treaty together with Andræ |
| 1702—1706 | Johan Michelsen | |
| 1706—1709 | Jacob Panch | |
| 1709—1711 | Wolf Ravn | |
| 1711—1714 | Rasmus Attrup | Left the fort because of Mughal holstilities |
| 1718 | Gallus Bøgvad |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1755—1758 | Christian Soetmann | |
| 1758—1760 | Bartholomæus Ziegenbalg | Son of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg |
| 1760—1762 | Terkel Windekilde | |
| 1762—1765 | Demarchis | |
| 1765—1767 | Mogens Tyrholm | |
| 1767—1768 | Michael Thede | |
| 1768—1770 | Charles Cazeuove | |
| 1770 | James Brown | |
| 1770 | Herman Hinckel | |
| 1770—1772 | Johan Leonhard Fix | 1st term |
| 1772 | Ole Bie | 1st term |
| 1772—1773 | Johan Leonhard Fix | 2nd term |
| 1773—1776 | Andreas Hiernøe | |
| 1776—1785 | Ole Bie | 2nd term |
| 1785—1788 | Friedrich le Fevre | |
| 1788—1797 | Ole Bie | 3rd term |
| 1797—1799 | Peter Hermanson | |
| 1799 | Jacob Kræfting | 1st term |
| 1799—1805 | Ole Bie | 4th term |
| 1805—1828 | Jacob Kræfting | 2nd term |
| 1828—1833 | Johannes Hohlenberg | |
| 1833—1835 | Johan Boeck | |
| 1835—1838 | Johannes Rehling | |
| 1838—1845 | Peder Hansen | Colony sold to Britain in 1845 |
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Events from the year 1672 in Denmark.
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