Diederik van Domburg (15 October 1685,

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– 7 June 1736,

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) was the 23rd

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during the

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. He was appointed on 27 January 1734 and was Governor until 7 June 1736. He was succeeded by acting Governor Jan Maccare.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Domburg, Diederik van 1685 births 1736 deaths 18th-century Dutch people Dutch expatriates in Sri Lanka Governors of Dutch Ceylon People from Utrecht (city)