List of governors of Danish India

The Governor of Tranquebar (Danish: Guvernører af Trankebar) was a title typically given for the leadership of Danish India from 1620 – 1845. The title of leader of Tranquebar has had various names throughout history like overhoved, president or commander.

List

Governors of Tranquebar

List of governors of Tranquebar^[1]^[2]
No.	Image	Name Template:Small	Tenure			Events
No.	Image	Name Template:Small	Start	End	Duration	Events
Template:Color		Ove Gjedde Template:Small	11 October 1620	13 February 1621	Template:Ayd	Ove Gjedde's Expedition Action of 19 February 1619 Ambush at Portudal Conquest of Koneswaram Temple Tranquebar Treaty of 1620 Establishment of Tranquebar
Template:Color		Roland Crappé	13 February 1621	1636	≥ Template:Ayd	Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies Siege of Dansborg (1624)
Template:Color		Bernt Pessart	1636	1643	≥ 7 years	Start of the Dano-Mughal War Skirmish at Pipli Loss of the St. Jacob Capture of the ship The Bengali Prize Expulsion of Danes from Balasore
Template:Color		Willem Leyel	1643	1648	≥ 5 years	Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart Willem Leyel's siege of Dansborg Capture of the St. Michael Danish rescue mission to Pipli Battle of Balasore Willem Leyel's war on Golconda Tranquebar Rebellion
Template:Color		Poul Hansen Korsør	1648	1655	≥ 7 years	Tried selling Tranquebar to the Dutch and the Margraviate of Brandenburg
Template:Color		Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke	1655	1674	≥ 19 years	Sieges of Tranquebar (1655–1669) Renewed Dano-Mughal War
Template:Color		Henrik Eggers	1669	1673	≥ 4 years
Template:Color		Sivert Adeler	1673	1682	≥ 9 years	Made temporary peace with the Mughal Empire
Template:Color		Axel Juel	8 October 1681	9 July 1686	Template:Ayd	Blockade of Porto Novo
Template:Color		Wolff Heinrich von Calnein	9 July 1686	October 1687	≥ Template:Ayd	Renewed Dano-Mughal War Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn
Template:Color		Christian Porck	October 1687	1689	≥ Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Moritz Hartmann	22 April 1690	30 September 1690	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Christian Porck	1690	1694	≥ 4 years	Improved Tranquebar's fortifications
Template:Color		Claus Vogdt	1694	19 May 1701	≥ Template:Ayd	Dano-Mughal Treaty Siege of Tranquebar (1699)
Template:Color		Andreas Andræ	19 May 1701	1701	≥ Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Mikkel Knudsen Crone	1701	1702	≥ 1 year
Template:Color		Jørgen Bjørn	July 1702	12 June 1704	≥ Template:Ayd	Improved Tranquebar's fortifications
Template:Color		Johan Sigismund Hassius	1 July 1704	20 October 1716	Template:Ayd	Start of the Tranquebar Mission Zion Church is erected
Template:Color		Christen Brun-Lundegaard	20 October 1716	21 January 1720	Template:Ayd	New Jerusalem Church is erected
Template:Color		Ulrik Christian Nissen	21 January 1720	12 October 1726	Template:Ayd	Harsh tariff policies inacted
Template:Color		Rasmus Hansen Attrup	12 October 1726	8 August 1730	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Diderich Mühlenport	8 August 1730	1 August 1733	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Poul Krisk Panck	1 August 1733	13 July 1741	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Ivar Bonsack	13 July 1741	17 September 1744	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Hans Ernst Bonsack	17 September 1744	5 September 1754	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Hans Georg Krog	5 September 1754	10 August 1759	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Christian Frederik Høyer	9 May 1759	4 July 1760	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Herman Jacob Forck	4 July 1760	27 April 1761	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Hermann Abbestée	27 April 1761	14 February 1775	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		David Brown	14 February 1775	17 January 1779	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Hermann Abbestée	17 January 1779	17 May 1788	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Peter Anker	17 May 1788	7 February 1806	Template:Ayd	Capture of Tranquebar (1801) Capture of Serampore (1801) Plunder of Nancowry
Template:Color		Johan Peter Hermannson	7 February 1806	13 February 1808	Template:Ayd	Surrender of Tranquebar (1808) Capture of Serampore (1808)
English occupation (13 february 1808 – 20 September 1815)
Template:Color		Gerhard Sievers Bille	20 September 1815	19 November 1816	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Johan Peter Hermannson	19 November 1816	15 February 1822	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Jens Kofoed	16 February 1822	7 May 1823	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Ulrich Anton Schönheyde	7 May 1823	7 March 1825	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Hans de Brinck-Seidelin	7 March 1825	26 March 1829	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Lauritz Christensen	26 March 1829	14 May 1832	Template:Ayd
Template:Color	Error creating thumbnail:	Conrad Emil Mourier	17 May 1832	11 May 1838	Template:Ayd
Template:Color	File:Johannes Rehling painting.png	Johannes Rehling	11 May 1838	18 June 1841	Template:Ayd
Template:Color		Christian Tiemroth	18 June 1841	15 September 1841	Template:Ayd
Template:Color	File:Portræt af Peder Hansen (1798-1880).jpg	Peder Hansen	16 October 1841	7 November 1845	Template:Ayd	Danish India is sold to the British Empire

Governors of Dannemarksnagore

List of governors of Dannemarksnagore^[1]
No.	Name Template:Small	Tenure			Events
No.	Name Template:Small	Start	End	Duration	Events
Template:Color	Andreas Andræ Template:Small	1698	January 1699	≥ 1 year	Dano-Mughal Treaty Establishment of Dannemarksnagore
Template:Color	Thomas Schmertz Template:Small	January 1699	26 July 1702	Template:Ayd	More warehouses and a curtain wall is erected
Template:Color	Johan Joachim Michelsen Template:Small	26 July 1702	28 October 1706	Template:Ayd	Collaboration with Armenians Attempted Dano-Persian treaty
Template:Color	Jacob Panck Template:Small	28 October 1706	3 September 1709	Template:Ayd	Siege of Dannemarksnagore
Template:Color	Wolff Ravn	3 September 1709	1 October 1711	Template:Ayd	Factory is decaying
Template:Color	Rasmus Attrup	1 October 1711	December 1714	Template:Ayd	evacuation of Dannemarksnagore
Template:Color	Gallus Bøgvad	1718	1721	≥ 3 years	Short reestablishment of Dannemarksnagore

Governors of Frederiknagore

List of governors of Serampore (Template:Langx)^[1]
Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1755–1758	Christian Soetmann
1758–1760	Bartholomæus Ziegenbalg	Son of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
1760–1762	Terkel Windekilde
1762–1765	Demarchis
1765–1767	Mogens Tyrholm
1767–1768	Michael Thede
1768–1770	Charles Cazeuove
1770	James Brown
1770	Herman Hinckel
1770–1772	Johan Leonhard Fix	1st term
1772	Ole Bie	1st term
1772–1773	Johan Leonhard Fix	2nd term
1773–1776	Andreas Hiernøe
1776–1785	Ole Bie	2nd term
1785–1788	Friedrich le Fevre
1788–1797	Ole Bie	3rd term
1797–1799	Peter Hermanson
1799	Jacob Kræfting	1st term
1799–1805	Ole Bie	4th term
1805–1828	Jacob Kræfting	2nd term
1828–1833	Johannes Hohlenberg
1833–1835	Johan Boeck
1835–1838	Johannes Rehling
1838–1845	Peder Hansen	Colony sold to Britain in 1845

References

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 RESIDENTER, KOMMANDANTER OG CHEFER{{#if:Larsen|, Larsen}. ARTHUR JENSENS FORLAG(1840)
↑ Danske guvernører - www.foreningen-trankebar.dk. 123hjemmeside.dk. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 RESIDENTER, KOMMANDANTER OG CHEFER{{#if:Larsen|, Larsen}. ARTHUR JENSENS FORLAG(1840)

[2] Danske guvernører - www.foreningen-trankebar.dk. 123hjemmeside.dk. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

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