Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch general and nobleman who served in the Batavian Navy as Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also was Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands from 1836 to 1841.[1]
Hendrik Merkus de Kock | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Cornelis Kruseman | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1 July 1842 – 12 April 1845 | |
| Monarch | William II |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1 December 1836 – 1 June 1841 | |
| Monarchs | William I William II |
| Preceded by | Hendrik Jacob, Baron van Doorn |
| Succeeded by | Willem Anne, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrik Merkus de Kock 25 May 1779 Heusden, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 12 April 1845 (aged 65) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Conradus de Kock and Maria Petronella Merkus |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Batavian Navy |
Biography
Hendrik Merkus de Kock was born on 25 May 1779 in Heusden in the Republic of the United Netherlands. His father was Johannes Conradus de Kock, a banker who was guillotined in Paris, and his mother Maria Petronella Merkus.[1]
In 1801, he joined the Batavian Navy, and by 1807 was posted to the Dutch East Indies. In 1821 he commanded a military expedition to Palembang to suppress a local uprising. Later, as Lieutenant Governor-General (1826–1830), De Kock led the fight against Prince Diponegoro in the Java War.[1]
The triumphant commander was declared a baron in 1835, and served in the Dutch Government as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841. He was Minister of State from 1841 to 1845. He remained a member of the First Chamber of parliament until his death. He died in The Hague on 12 April 1845.[1]
De Kock's fleet conquering Palembang in 1821, by Louis Meijer
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Honors
- Knight in the Order of the Union (1807)[1]
- Commander in the Order of the Union (1808)[1]
- Commander in the Order of the Reunion (1812)[1]
- Knight 3rd Class Military William Order (1815)[1]
- Commander Military William Order (1821)[1]
- Grand Cross Military William Order (1830)[1]
- Grand Cross Order of the Netherlands Lion (1841)[1]
References
External links
Media related to Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock at Wikimedia Commons
