François de Haze
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François de Haze worked for Dutch East India Company
as an opperhoofd
on Deshima (1669–1670), in Persia (1671–1673) and Bengal
(1673–1676).
In 1684 his daughter Maria (died 1721) married Willem Adriaan van der Stel
. Maria de Haze tried to commit suicide in 1705, by drowning herself in the fountain.
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
as an opperhoofd
Opperhoofd
Opperhoofd is a Dutch word which literally means 'supreme head'.The Danish equivalent Overhoved, which is derived from a Danish pronunciation of the Dutch word, is also treated here....
on Deshima (1669–1670), in Persia (1671–1673) and Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
(1673–1676).
In 1684 his daughter Maria (died 1721) married Willem Adriaan van der Stel
Willem Adriaan van der Stel
Willem Adriaan van der Stel was appointed as extraordinary Council of the Dutch Indies, and Governor of the Cape Colony, a way station for the Dutch East India Company , from January 23, 1699 to 1707...
. Maria de Haze tried to commit suicide in 1705, by drowning herself in the fountain.