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Frederick Coyett

c. 1615–1687 · 17th century · Also known as Frederik Coyet

Frederick Coyett was a Swedish-born official of the Dutch East India Company and the last governor of Dutch Formosa, from 1656 to 1662. After a nine-month siege of Fort Zeelandia by Koxinga's forces he surrendered in February 1662. Blamed for the loss, he was imprisoned in the Banda Islands, and later published a defence, 't Verwaerloosde Formosa (Neglected Formosa), in 1675.

Frederick Coyett
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Frederick Coyett. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-coyett
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