Adriaan Valckenier

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Adriaan Valckenier
Portrait of Adriaan Valckenier
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office 3 May 1737 – 6 November 1741
Preceded by	Abraham Patras
Succeeded by	Johannes Thedens
Personal details
Born	(1695-06-06)6 June 1695 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	20 June 1751(1751-06-20) (aged 56) Batavia Castle, Batavia, Dutch East Indies

Adriaan Valckenier (6 June 1695 – 20 June 1751) served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1737 to 1741. He is primarily known for his role in the 1740 Batavia massacre. Valckenier was arrested for his involvement in 1742 and subsequently died in prison in Batavia (present-day Jakarta) almost a decade later.