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Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 122.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071362
South African History Online (2011) 'Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071362 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071362, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071362. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071362.
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