Maria van Riebeeck
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Maria van Riebeeck (born Maria de la Quellerie) was born in 1629. She became the wife of Jan van Riebeeck, the Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the settlement at the Cape.
The couple married on 28 March 1649 in Schiedam, The Netherlands. The couple had eight children, of whom most died at a young age.
She died in Malacca, Malaysia on 2 November 1664 at the age of 35.
The South African Navy submarine, the SAS Maria van Riebeeck, was named after her.