About Johan van Dorth
Lived 1574 – 1624 (aged 49–50). Johan van Dorth was a Dutch military personnel.
Johan van Dorth ( – 17 July 1624), schout of Lochem, Lord of Horst and Pesch, was a nobleman and general of the Dutch Republic.
Biography
Van Dorth was the second son of Seino van Dorth (1536–1605), governor and landdrost of Zutphen, Lochem and Groenlo and Maria Droste van Senden. In 1602, he married Maria Adriana van Pallandt, by which he became lord of Horst and Pesch.
In 1624, the Dutch West India Company appointed him governor of Bahia early in the history of Dutch Brazil. He was killed by captain Francisco Padilha in an ambush before the Forte de Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat.
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Who was Johan van Dorth?
Dutch noble
When was Johan van Dorth born?
Johan van Dorth was born in 1574 in Salvador.
When did Johan van Dorth die?
Johan van Dorth died on 17 July 1624 in Salvador.
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Johan van Dorth was a military personnel.
What nationality was Johan van Dorth?
Johan van Dorth was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Johan van Dorth. https://biography.guide/johan-van-dorth/
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