Reyniersz (or Reiniersz) was born in Amsterdam in 1604 (or perhaps 1602). He left for the Indies in 1627 as Upperbuyer (opperkoopman) on the Dutch Coromandel (Tamil Nadu). He was promoted to Governor of the Coromandel Coast in 1635, even though he had been accused of engaging in (forbidden) private/personal trading. In 1636 he became Counsellor-extraordinary (Raad extra-ordinair) of the Dutch Council of the Indies. He returned to Amsterdam as Admiral of the returning fleet in 1638 and established himself as a merchant there. However, he lost his entire fortune, so left again, this time aboard the Salamander, for India on 24 April 1645. He arrived there on 3 December 1645. The following year, 1646, he became a full Counsellor of the Indies.
His allocated task was to carry out a new policy in the Indies. Most importantly, he was, as far as possible to eliminate sources of competition. He was to take action against private trading and to deal with too much production of spices by having trees cut down. Reinier stuck strictly to this policy, which led to much conflict in West Ceram, where the population would not accept the destruction of their plantations. It took until 1658 for the area to be pacified.
Four years after Reyniersz become a Counsellor, Governor-General Cornelis van der Lijn received an honorable discharge (sic) and on 26 April 1650, Reyniersz was named his successor, a task he very much looked forward to. Four years later he was dismissed. The governors of the company were not pleased by the weakness of his rule. There still exists in the Netherlands his letter of dismissal. It indicates he was being dismissed because he had been unable to carry out the duties of his office, particularly maintaining peace. The letter was never sent, because Reynier had already written to the Seventeen Lords (Heren XVII) asking to be relieved of his office on health grounds. This letter arrived just before his dismissal letter was to be sent. The Seventeen Lords willingly agreed to his request, though he died before their response reached him, on the night of 18/19 May 1653. He was buried in Batavia, Dutch East Indies and was succeed as Governor-General by Joan Maetsuycker.
carel, reyniersz, 1604, 1653, governor, general, dutch, east, indies, from, 1650, until, 1653, portrait, 11th, governor, general, dutch, east, indiesin, office, 1650, 1653preceded, bycornelis, lijnsucceeded, byjoan, maetsuyckerpersonal, detailsborn1604amsterda. Carel Reyniersz 1604 1653 was Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 1650 until 1653 Carel ReynierszPortrait of Carel Reyniersz11th Governor General of the Dutch East IndiesIn office 1650 1653Preceded byCornelis van der LijnSucceeded byJoan MaetsuyckerPersonal detailsBorn1604Amsterdam Dutch RepublicDied1653 aged 48 49 Batavia Dutch East IndiesNationalityDutchOccupationColonial governorReyniersz or Reiniersz was born in Amsterdam in 1604 or perhaps 1602 He left for the Indies in 1627 as Upperbuyer opperkoopman on the Dutch Coromandel Tamil Nadu He was promoted to Governor of the Coromandel Coast in 1635 even though he had been accused of engaging in forbidden private personal trading In 1636 he became Counsellor extraordinary Raad extra ordinair of the Dutch Council of the Indies He returned to Amsterdam as Admiral of the returning fleet in 1638 and established himself as a merchant there However he lost his entire fortune so left again this time aboard the Salamander for India on 24 April 1645 He arrived there on 3 December 1645 The following year 1646 he became a full Counsellor of the Indies His allocated task was to carry out a new policy in the Indies Most importantly he was as far as possible to eliminate sources of competition He was to take action against private trading and to deal with too much production of spices by having trees cut down Reinier stuck strictly to this policy which led to much conflict in West Ceram where the population would not accept the destruction of their plantations It took until 1658 for the area to be pacified Four years after Reyniersz become a Counsellor Governor General Cornelis van der Lijn received an honorable discharge sic and on 26 April 1650 Reyniersz was named his successor a task he very much looked forward to Four years later he was dismissed The governors of the company were not pleased by the weakness of his rule There still exists in the Netherlands his letter of dismissal It indicates he was being dismissed because he had been unable to carry out the duties of his office particularly maintaining peace The letter was never sent because Reynier had already written to the Seventeen Lords Heren XVII asking to be relieved of his office on health grounds This letter arrived just before his dismissal letter was to be sent The Seventeen Lords willingly agreed to his request though he died before their response reached him on the night of 18 19 May 1653 He was buried in Batavia Dutch East Indies and was succeed as Governor General by Joan Maetsuycker Sources editDutch site on the East India Company 1 Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch Indie Part N Soek Putten L P van 2002 Ambitie en onvermogen gouverneurs generaal van Nederlands Indie 1610 1796 http www bezuidenhout nl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carel Reyniersz amp oldid 1181323599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
