Polity St. Thomas (Brandenburg)

This article is about the specific polity St. Thomas (Brandenburg) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Brandenburg Navy-General Director Benjamin Raule signed a rental agreement with the Danish West India Company on November 24, 1685 to buy the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.

Establishment

  • November 1685: The Brandenburg Navy-General Director Benjamin Raule signed a rental agreement with the Danish West India Company.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1694: In 1693 the Brandenburg section of Saint Thomas was seized by the Danes without any resistance or repayment.