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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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- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656.
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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: 10 September 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 10 September 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 10 Sept. 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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