IJsbrand Godske | |
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| Governor and Councillor of the Cape | |
| In office 2 October 1672 – 14 March 1674 | |
| Preceded by | Albert van Breugel (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Johan Bax van Herenthals |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1626 The Hague |
| Nationality | Dutch |
IJsbrand Godske (also spelled Isbrand, Usbrand, Goske, or Godsken) (c. 1626 – after 1689) was the second Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony. After the death of Governor Pieter Hackius's on 30 November 1671, Godske was appointed to succeed him with the title of Governor and Councillor Extraordinary of India. For the time it took him to arrive at the Cape, first the Political Council and from 23 March 1672 to 2 October 1672, the secunde, Albert van Breugel, acted as governor.[1]
- ^ De Kock, W. J. (1972). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol II. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 267. ISBN 0-624-00856-8. OCLC 20937.