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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 and fur trading colony to bypass French, English and Dutch merchants. The charter ...
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]
Located at the heart of such activities was the Swedish colony of Saint Barthelemy. With its numerous hideouts and laid-back administration, it became an important hub for piracy in the region. However, after the island's governor, Norderling had received strong criticism for allowing such activities, he took additional measures to clamp down ...
S. Barthelemy under svenskt välde [St. Barthelemy under Swedish rule] (in Swedish). Almqvist & Wiksells. Pålsson, Ale (2016). Our Side of the Water: Political Culture in the Swedish colony of St Barthélemy 1800–1825 (PDF). Stockholm Studies in History. Stockholm University. ISBN 9789176493557. Wilson, Victor (2019).
The Franska Tomten was a plot of land located at the Port of Gothenburg that was controlled by the French government. A 1772 trade deal between the French and Swedish governments allowed the French to have trading rights at the Port of Gothenburg; in exchange, the Swedish were given ownership of the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy.
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.
However, the Swedish establishments in West Africa declined after a few years, while the Danish ones continued until 1850. 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.