# Willem Maurits Bruyninck - Governor of Dutch Ceylon

URL: https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/willem-maurits-bruyninck-287
Reign: 12 March 1740 – 8 January 1742
Number in the list: 287
Dynasty: Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Dutch_Ceylon

VOC governor of the Dutch possessions in Ceylon. Dates as in Wikipedia's List of governors of Dutch Ceylon. Non-primary: the Kandyan kings are the island's sovereigns in the primary chain.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/gustaaf-willem-van-imhoff-285)
- Next in list: [Daniel Overbeek](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/daniel-overbeek-288)