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The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy existed for nearly a century. In 1784, one of French king Louis XVI's ministers ceded Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. Swedish rule lasted until 1878 when the French repurchased the island. [2]
Map of New Sweden c. 1650 Seal of the Swedish governor of Saint Barthélemy, 1784–1878. By the middle of the 17th century, the Swedish Empire had reached its greatest territorial extent. The Swedes sought to extend their influence by creating an agricultural ( tobacco ) and fur trading colony to bypass French, English and Dutch merchants.
The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy (1784–1878) was operated as a porto franco . The capital city of Gustavia retains its Swedish name. Guadeloupe (1813–1814) came into Swedish possession as a consequence of the Napoleonic Wars. It gave rise to the Guadeloupe Fund. [6]
Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg (12 January 1784 in Turku County, Finland – 10 November 1845 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish military officer and diplomat. Stackelberg was governor of the Swedish colony of St. Barthélemy in the West Indies 1812-1816, and chargé d'affaires of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States, 1819–1831.
The Swedish West India Company (Swedish: Svenska Västindiska Kompaniet) was a Swedish chartered company which was based in the West Indies. It was the main operator in the Swedish slave trade during its existence. Between 1786 and 1805, the company operated from the Swedish island of Saint-Barthélemy. The company was a private enterprise with ...
Gustav III had always wanted a Swedish base in the New World, which he finally acquired in a treaty with the French King, Louis XVI on July 1 1784. [1] [2] Unfortunately for the Swedes, the island had little to offer, [3] with a population of only 739 [4]-950 [2] when the ship Enighet arrived in 30 January 1785, [4] [5] The island also lacked clean drinking water and had little fertile ground.
Between 1784 and 1878, Sweden maintained possession of a colony in the Caribbean. The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy functioned as a duty-free port and became a major destination center for slave ships. Slaves were brought in tax free by foreign vessels and the Swedish Crown made a profit by collecting an export tax when slaves were ...
Ludvig Ulrich (6 March 1818 – 11 September 1887) was a Swedish military and governor. Between 1868 and 1878 Ulrich was the governor of the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy . From June 1874 to 5 November 1875 he was on leave because of illness, during which time Alarik Helleday was appointed governor.