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 No. Image Name Tenure Events Start End Duration Ove Gjedde 11 October 1620 13 February 1621 Ove Gjedde's Expedition

Action of 19 February 1619 Ambush at Portudal Conquest of Koneswaram Temple

Tranquebar Treaty of 1620 Establishment of Tranquebar Roland Crappé13 February 16211636≥ Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies Siege of Dansborg (1624) Grounding of the Jupiter Grounding of the Nattergalen Bernt Pessart 1636 1643≥ 7 years Start of the Dano-Mughal War Mirza Mumin's assault Grounding of the St. Jacob Capture of Den Bengalske Prise Expulsion of Danes from Balasore Willem Leyel16431648≥ 5 years Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart Skirmish of Narsapur Road Action off Pipli River Capture of Den Lille Elefant 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 Poul Hansen Korsør16481655≥ 7 years Tried selling Tranquebar to the Dutch and the Margraviate of Brandenburg Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke16551674≥ 19 years Sieges of Tranquebar (1655–1669) Renewed Dano-Mughal War Henrik Eggers16691673≥ 4 years Sivert Adeler16731682≥ 9 years Made temporary peace with the Mughal Empire Axel Juel8 October 16819 July 1686 Blockade of Porto Novo Wolff Heinrich von Calnein9 July 1686October 1687≥ Renewed Dano-Mughal War Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn Christian PorckOctober 16871689≥ Moritz Hartmann22 April 169030 September 1690 Christian Porck16901694≥ 4 years Improved Tranquebar's fortifications Claus Vogdt1694 19 May 1701≥ Dano-Mughal Treaty Siege of Tranquebar (1699) Andreas Andræ19 May 17011701≥ Mikkel Knudsen Crone17011702≥ 1 year Jørgen BjørnJuly 170212 June 1704≥ Improved Tranquebar's fortifications Johan Sigismund Hassius1 July 170420 October 1716 Start of the Tranquebar Mission Zion Church is erected Christen Brun-Lundegaard20 October 171621 January 1720 New Jerusalem Church is erected Ulrik Christian Nissen21 January 172012 October 1726 Harsh tariff policies inacted Rasmus Hansen Attrup12 October 17268 August 1730 Diderich Mühlenport 8 August 17301 August 1733 Poul Krisk Panck 1 August 173313 July 1741 Ivar Bonsack13 July 174117 September 1744 Hans Ernst Bonsack17 September 17445 September 1754 Hans Georg Krog5 September 175410 August 1759 Christian Frederik Høyer9 May 17594 July 1760 Herman Jacob Forck4 July 176027 April 1761 Hermann Abbestée27 April 176114 February 1775 David Brown14 February 177517 January 1779 Hermann Abbestée17 January 177917 May 1788 Peter Anker 17 May 17887 February 1806 Capture of Tranquebar (1801) Capture of Serampore (1801) Plunder of Nancowry Johan Peter Hermannson7 February 180613 February 1808 Surrender of Tranquebar (1808) Capture of Serampore (1808)English occupation (13 february 1808 – 20 September 1815) Gerhard Sievers Bille 20 September 181519 November 1816 Johan Peter Hermannson19 November 181615 February 1822 Jens Kofoed16 February 18227 May 1823 Ulrich Anton Schönheyde7 May 18237 March 1825 Hans de Brinck-Seidelin7 March 182526 March 1829 Lauritz Christensen 26 March 182914 May 1832 Conrad Emil Mourier 17 May 183211 May 1838 Johannes Rehling11 May 183818 June 1841 Christian Tiemroth18 June 184115 September 1841 Peder Hansen16 October 18417 November 1845 Danish India is sold to the British Empire

Governors of Dannemarksnagore

+List of governors of Dannemarksnagore No. Name Tenure Events Start End Duration Andreas Andræ1698January 1699≥ 1 year Dano-Mughal Treaty Establishment of Dannemarksnagore Thomas SchmertzJanuary 169926 July 1702 More warehouses and a curtain wall is erected Johan Joachim Michelsen26 July 170228 October 1706 Collaboration with Armenians Attempted Dano-Persian treaty Jacob Panck28 October 17063 September 1709 Siege of Dannemarksnagore Wolff Ravn3 September 17091 October 1711 Factory is decaying Rasmus Attrup1 October 1711December 1714 Raid on Dannemarksnagore

Evacuation of Dannemarksnagore Gallus Bøgvad17181721≥ 3 years Short reestablishment of Dannemarksnagore

Governors of Frederiknagore +List of governors of Serampore ()TenureIncumbentNotes1755–1758Christian Soetmann1758–1760Bartholomæus ZiegenbalgSon of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg1760–1762Terkel Windekilde1762–1765Demarchis1765–1767Mogens Tyrholm1767–1768Michael Thede1768–1770Charles Cazeuove1770James Brown1770Herman Hinckel1770–1772 Johan Leonhard Fix1st term1772Ole Bie1st term1772–1773 Johan Leonhard Fix2nd term1773–1776Andreas Hiernøe1776–1785Ole Bie2nd term1785–1788Friedrich le Fevre1788–1797Ole Bie3rd term1797–1799Peter Hermanson1799Jacob Kræfting1st term1799–1805Ole Bie4th term1805–1828Jacob Kræfting2nd term1828–1833Johannes Hohlenberg1833–1835Johan Boeck1835–1838Johannes Rehling1838–1845Peder HansenColony sold to Britain in 1845

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