Willem Leyel
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title:
Willem Leyel
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Willem Leyel or Willum Leyel was a Danish governor of Tranquebar and captain in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. Willem Leyel was born in c. 1593 in Elsinore and would be employed by the V.O.C. in Batavia during his early 20s. During his employment, Leyel would also live in Persia, where he would be acknowledged for his hard work. In 1639, Leyel was appointed as head of the Christianshavn and was to inspect the financial conditions caused by Governor Bernt Pessart in India. However, in early 1640
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c. 1593 – 1654 Danish captain and governor of India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Leyel
date created:
2024-04-17T16:11:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:23:28Z
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