title: Jacob Hustaert
text: # Jacob Hustaert
  
  Jacob Hustaert was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was the son of Pieter Hustaert from Antwerp and Elisabeth Moucheron from Middelburg. In 1645 he was stationed on the Moluccas and became the governor of Ambon; in 1662 of the Coromandel. He was appointed on 27 December 1663, and was governor of Ceylon until 19 November 1664. He was succeeded by Rijckloff van Goens.
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ "De VOCsite: Biografie Jacob Hustaert".
  * ↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Dutch Governors". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  
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  | Preceded byRijckloff van Goens | Governor of Dutch Ceylon 1663–1664 | Succeeded byRijckloff van Goens |
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