Petrus Vuyst
Petrus Vuyst | |
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Execution of Petrus Vuyst for illegally establishing a court martial that executed soldiers and citizens for planning an imagined coup. | |
| 20th Governor of Ceylon | |
| In office 16 September 1726 – 27 August 1729 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Paulus Schagen as acting governor |
| Succeeded by | Stephanus Versluys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Petrus Vuijst 1691 Batavia |
| Died | 19 May 1732 (aged 40–41) Batavia |
| Spouse | Barbara Wilhelmina Gerlings |
| Children | 1 |
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Petrus Vuyst or Vuijst (1691, Alkmaar, Netherlands – 19 May 1732, Batavia) was the 20th Governor of Ceylon during the Dutch colonial period.