# Robert Brownrigg (coastal governorship) - Governor of Ceylon (maritime provinces)

URL: https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/robert-brownrigg-coastal-governorship-313
Reign: 11 March 1812 – 2 March 1815
Number in the list: 313
Dynasty: British Ceylon (Crown colony from 1802)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_British_Ceylon

Governor of the British-held maritime provinces; the first Crown colony governor was North. Non-primary until the Kandyan Convention of 2 March 1815.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [John Wilson](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/john-wilson-312)
- Next in list: [Kirti Sri Doraisami (Uva pretender)](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/kirti-sri-doraisami-uva-pretender-315)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1814 - [Execution of the Ehelepola family at Kandy](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1814-execution-of-the-ehelepola-family-at-kandy)
- 1815 - [Fall of the Kandyan kingdom and exile of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1815-fall-of-the-kandyan-kingdom-and-exile-of-sri-vikrama-rajasinha)
- 1815 - [Kandyan Convention](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1815-kandyan-convention)