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Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis: Nuusdagboek
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070951
South African History Online (2011) 'Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070951 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070951, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070951. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Count Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon (61), first civil governor of the Cape, is born in Ireland. He instituted circuit co." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070951.
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