| Office | Governor of Tranquebar
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|---|---|
| Term start | October 1687 |
| Term end | 1689 |
| Predecessor | Wolf Henrik von Kalnein |
| Successor | Moritz Hartmann
|
| Born | Unknown |
| Born | Denmark–Norway |
| Died | 1694 |
| Place of death | Tranquebar, Danish India
|
Christian PorckTemplate:Efn (alternatively spelled Pouch; Template:Died in) was a Danish captain and governor of Tranquebar from 1687 to 1689 and again from 1690 to 1694.
Career
Porck was installed as Vice Governor of Tranquebar by Governor Wolf Henrik von Kalnein in October 1687, being described as a manly (Template:Langx) and powerful captain.Template:Sfn Practically, Porck became governor and was very capable in this position, representing Denmark's interests in the area and stabilizing the colony.Template:Sfn
In 1689, Porck was excused as governor in favour of Moritz Hartmann, who was sent from Copenhagen.Template:Sfn However, Porck retained his title as Vice Governor and was reinstated as practical governor the following year, as Hartmann left Tranquebar.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn[1] Subsequently, on 3 October 1691, Porck received an official royal appointment to his position as governor and Commander of Dansborg.Template:Sfn[1]
Between 1690 and 1692, Porck improved the bastions around the city, which were initiated by the previous governor, von Kalnein. A proposal of his to further the construction of the bastions was adopted by the council of the Danish East India Company on 13 December 1690. As a result, the number of men working on the construction became Template:Circa over 1,5 years.Template:Sfn Porck would die in Tranquebar in 1694,Template:Sfn being succeeded by Claus Vogdt.Template:Sfn
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Måske har disse boet. foreningen-trankebar.dk. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
Works cited
- Guvernører, Residenter, Kommandanter og Chefer{{#if:Larsen|, Larsen}. Arthur Jensens Forlag(1940)
- En familie Hartmann i Danmark og Norge 1615–1895{{#if:Hartmann|, Hartmann}. W. C. Fabritius & Sønner(1895)
- Danska Ostindien Vad är det?{{#if:Abrahamson|, Abrahamson}. Föreningen Íslandssamlarna(2000)