Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn
Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn of Nederhorst | |
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The funeral of Baron van Rheede | |
| 10th Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony | |
| In office 1772 – 23 January 1773 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim van Plettenberg (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joachim van Plettenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1714 Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Died | 23 January 1773 (aged 58) At sea |
| Resting place | Groote Kerk, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Spouse | Sophia Catharina Boesses |
Baron Pieter van Reede (or van Rheede) van Oudtshoorn (8 July 1714 – 23 January 1773) was a senior official and Governor designate of the Dutch Cape Colony. He was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1772 to succeed the deceased Governor Ryk Tulbagh but died at sea on his way to the Cape Colony to take up his post. The Western Cape town of Oudtshoorn is named after him. He is the progenitor of the van R(h)eede van Oudtshoorn family in South Africa.