Gerrit Reynst

1568 - 1615  (47 years)    Has 3 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  Name	Gerrit Reynst
  Birth	ca 1568	Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Dec 1615	Fort Jacarta
  Prominent People (2)	Click the arrow on the left to show/hide these 2 events.
  bewindvoerder VOC
  1614 - Gov-Gen
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Gerrit Reynst,   b. ca 1568, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland d. 7 Dec 1615, Fort Jacarta  (Age 47 years) ▻ Margaretha Nicquet + 2. Reynst Pieterszoon,   b. Abt 1540-1550   bur. 18 Jan 1599, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland  (Age ~ 49 years) ▻ Neeltge Simonsdochter Jonckheyn,  m. 30 Aug 1574
  Person ID	I479170	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Gerard Reynst at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Pieter Reynst   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Trijn Syvertsdr.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F198080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaretha Nicquet   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Haarlem, Kennemerland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  Children	+ 1. Mr. Gerard Reynst,   b. 1599   d. 1658 (Age 59 years) + 2. Wijntge Reynst,   b. 1600   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Constantia Reynst,   c. 21 Oct 1603, Amsterdam, NH, NL d. 15 Dec 1671 (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F198081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2004

  
  

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  In 1599 was hij medeoprichter en bewindhebber van de Brabantse Compagnie, en in 1602 was hij één van de 76 bewindhebbers die de VOC oprichtte. Hij was gouverneur-generaal van 1614-1615, en in zijn instructie stond vermeld dat hij predikanten en schoolmeesters moest aanstellen. Op de Molukken belette hij de Engelsen zich te vestigen op Ceram en deed hij een vergeefse poging het eiland Poeloei Ai (één van de Banda-eilanden) te veroveren. He was an important merchant and ship-owner in Amsterdam. Together with three other merchants, a small fleet of about seven ships were fitted out for trade with China in 1599. In 1602 he was one of the founders of the East India Company. In 1613 he was appointed Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and took up his appointment in 1614. He remained there to die in 1615 in Fort Jacatra