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..

Governor of Tranquebar
Danish: Guvernør af Trankebar
Flag of Denmark / Denmark–Norway (until 1814)
Longest in office Peter Anker 17 May 1786 – 7 February 1806
Residence	Fort Dansborg 1622 – 1784 Guvernørens residens 1784 – 1845[1]
Appointer	Monarch of Denmark
Precursor	None
Formation	11 October 1620
First holder	Ove Gjedde
Final holder	Peder Hansen
Abolished	7 November 1845

List

Governors of Tranquebar

List of governors of Tranquebar^[2][3]

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1620—1621	Ove Gjedde	Founder of Danish India and Fort Dansborg.
1621—1636	Roland Crappé	Established a far-flung string of Danish factories from Malabar to Makassar.
1636—1643	Bernt Pessart	Owned much debt to various merchants, which caused a decline in the Company
1643—1648	Willem Leyel
1648—1655	Paul Hansen Korsør
1655—1669	Eskild Andersen Kongsbakke	Only Dane in Tranquebar during his rule
1669—1673	Henrik Eggers
1673—1682	Sivert Adeler
1682—1687	Axel Juel
1687	Wolff Heinrich von Calnein	Died in Williamite War in Ireland
1687—1689	Christian Porck	1st term
1689—1690	Moritz Hartmann
1690—1694	Christian Porck	2nd term
1694—1701	Claus Vogdt
1701	Andreas Andreæ
1701—1702	Mikkel Knudsen Crone
1702—1704	Jørgen Hermandsen Bjørn
1704—1716	Johan Sigismund Hassius
1716—1720	Christen Brun-Lundegaard
1720—1726	Christian Ulrich von Nissen
1726—1730	Rasmus Hansen Attrup
1730—1733	Diderich Mühlenport
1733—1741	Poul Krisk Panck
1741—1744	Ivar Bonsack
1744—1754	Hans Ernst Bonsack
1754—1759	Hans Georg Krog
1759—1760	Christian Frederik Høyer
1760—1761	Herman Jacob Forck
1761—1775	Hermann Abbestée	1st term
1775—1779	David Brown
1779—1788	Hermann Abbestée	2nd term
1788—1806	Peter Anker
1806—1808	Johan Peter Hermannson	1st term
1808—1815	English government	See Capture of Tranquebar
1815—1816	Gerhard Sievers Bille
1816—1822	Johan Peter Hermannson	2nd term
1822—1823	Jens Kofoed
1823—1825	Ulrich Anton Schönheyde
1825—1829	Hans de Brinck-Seidelin
1829—1832	Lauritz Christensen
1832—1838	Conrad Emil Mourier
1838—1841	Johannes Rehling
1841	Christian Tiemroth
1841—1845	Peder Hansen

Governors of Dannemarksnagore

List of governors of Dannemarksnagore^[2]

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1698—1699	Andreas Andræ	Concluded the Dano-Mughal Treaty together with Schmertz
1699—1702	Thomas Schmertz	Concluded the Dano-Mughal Treaty together with Andræ
1702—1706	Johan Michelsen
1706—1709	Jacob Panch
1709—1711	Wolf Ravn
1711—1714	Rasmus Attrup	Left the fort because of Mughal holstilities
1718	Gallus Bøgvad

Governors of Frederiknagore

List of governors of Serampore (Danish: Frederiknagore)^[2]

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

See also

• List of governors of the Danish West Indies – Chronological list of governors of the Danish West Indies
• List of colonial governors of the Danish Gold Coast – Cronological list of colonial governors that ruled the Danish colony on the Gold Coast
• Danish India – Former settlements and trading posts of Denmark and Norway on the Indian subcontinent

References

1. "Guvernørresidensens historie". Nationalmuseet (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
2. Larsen, Kay (1840). RESIDENTER, KOMMANDANTER OG CHEFER (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: ARTHUR JENSENS FORLAG. p. 18.
3. "Danske guvernører - www.foreningen-trankebar.dk". 123hjemmeside.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-05-11.