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Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch military general, minister, and senator.〔 (H.M. baron de Kock ), Parlementair Documentatie Centrum. Retrieved on 4 October 2014.〕 Hendrik Merkus de Kock was born on 25 May 1779 in Heusden in the Republic of the United Netherlands. His father was Johannes Conradus de Kock, a banker, and his mother was Maria Petronella Merkus.〔 In 1801, he joined the Batavian navy, and by 1807 was posted to the Dutch East Indies. In 1821 he commanded a military expedition to Palembang to suppress a local uprising. Later, as Lieutenant Governor-General (1826–1830), De Kock led the fight against Prince Diponegoro in the Java War.〔 The triumphant commander was declared a baron in 1835, and served in the Dutch government as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841. He was Minister of State from 1841 to 1845. He remained a member of the First Chamber of parliament until his death. He died in The Hague on 12 April 1845.〔 File:De overmeestering van Palembang (Sumatra) door luitenant-generaal Baron de Kock, 24 juni 1821, Louis Meijer, 1857 - Rijksmuseum.jpg|De Kock's fleet conquering Palembang in 1821, by Louis Meijer File:Nicolaas Pieneman - The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock.jpg|''The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock'' (1830) by Nicolaas Pieneman == Honors == * Knight in the Order of the Union (1807)〔 * Commander in the Order of the Union (1808)〔 * Commander in the Order of the Reunion (1812)〔 * Knight 3rd Class Military William Order (1815)〔 * Commander Military William Order (1821)〔 * Grand Cross Military William Order (1830)〔 * Grand Cross Order of the Netherlands Lion (1841)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hendrik Merkus de Kock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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