Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith [SEP] date of birth
Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith
Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith (21 November 1700, in The Hague – 5 August 1753, in Paramaribo), was a plantation owner in Dutch Surinam; married to three governors in 1724–1737 and the leader of the opposition party of the settlers, Cabale, in 1742–1753.
Life.
Daughter of the Lutheran priest Diederich van der Lith (1660–1723) professor of philosophy, and Elisabeth Baldina Helvetius (1679–1748). Married in 1722 to Hendrik Temming (1680–1727) governor in Surinam; in
leader of the Cabale party, created by the Dutch colonists, leading the opposition against governor Jan Jacob Mauricius; in 1747, Cabale party under the leadership of "the famous madame du Voisin" appointed the lawyer Solomon du Plessis (1705–1785), father of Susanna du Plessis, to speak for them in the Netherlands, which led to the deposition of Mauricius in 1751.
References.
- Lith, Charlotta Elisabeth van der (1700-1753), Huygens Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis (formerly Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis)