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Deighton Rudolf van der Wissel

Deighton van der Wissel (born 14 November 2001) is a Dutch-South African National. Deighton is the first born of three brothers (Auleighn and Micah) to father Sir Herbert Rudolf van der Wissel and mother Joné. He is also one of the last living direct relatives to the VOC director and then millionaire Dirk van der Wissel and is heir to the Van der Wissel Fortune. He is a current student at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool ( Affies) located in Pretoria, South Africa.

Deighton is most notable for his achievements in his athletic ,waterpolo and Voortrekker career. He was part of the Western Australia Junior Men's 4×100m relay of which he received gold at the Australian Athletics Championship. Deighton is also a retired Gebiedsjeugleier of the Gebied van Transvaal where he worked to better the living environments of over 6000 school going Voortrekkers. He was also part of the Buitegroep ( a harsh survival course for senior Voortrekkes in the mountains of Witvinger ,Limpopo where-upon they must survive for nine days without food and also complete the 300km trek through the wild mountain range). Deighton is a keen waterpolo player and was in his school's first team ( "Die Withaaie" known countrywide for their performance at the Hilton Waterpolo Festival in KwaZulu-Natal). Voted "Largest Hands" and "Hardest Shot" by Stroom-op Magazine, Deighton shows promise for his future career in waterpolo. He is currently studying at the University of Pretoria, South-Africa.

Deighton is a direct relative to Dirk van der Wissel ( VOC director and late millionaire) and due to several unfortunate events regarding the family, Deighton now stands third in-line to inherit the Van der Wissel Fortune rumored to be worth over €250 million. The van der Wissel family emblem also carries the Royal Scallops of Zeeland thus reffering to the possible royal ties the family has to the Dutch throne.