Jan Willem Janssens
Jan Willem Janssens | |
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Portrait by Jan Pieneman, c. 1815–1838 | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 15 May 1811 – 18 September 1811 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Herman Willem Daendels |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rollo Gillespie (as Lieutenant-Governor under British administration) |
| Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony | |
| In office 1 March 1803 – 18 January 1806 | |
| Appointed by | Batavian Republic |
| Preceded by | Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist |
| Succeeded by | David Baird (British administration) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1762 Nijmegen, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 23 May 1838 (aged 75) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Spouses | Anna Barbara Balneavis
(m. 1786; died 1801)Sara Hartsen (m. 1822) |
| Children | with Anna Balneavis
with Sara Hartsen
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| Military service | |
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| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1774–1815 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Commands | Infantry Division |
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Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens GCMWO (12 October 1762 – 23 May 1838) was a Dutch military officer, colonial administrator and statesman who served both as the governor of the Dutch Cape Colony and governor-general of the Dutch East Indies.