Marthinus Prinsloo
Former President of the Republic of Graaff-Reinet
About Marthinus Prinsloo
Born 1751.
Marthinus Prinsloo(13 February 1751, Hexrivier – 1825, Cape Colony ) was the President of the Republic of Graaff-Reinet from 1795 to 1796 when the British seized the Dutch Cape Colony.
His second cousin, Hermanus Steyn, was President of the Republic of Swellendam in 1795.
He was the father of Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo (1784-1816), who was hanged in 1816 for his involvement in the Slagtersnek Rebellion.
Ancestry
Literature The declaration of the Republic of Graaff-Reinet or Swellendam, 1795.
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Who was Marthinus Prinsloo?
former President of the Republic of Graaff-Reinet
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Marthinus Prinsloo was born on 13 February 1751.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Marthinus Prinsloo
· DBpedia: Marthinus Prinsloo (president)
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