Polity Tertholen (Brandenburg-Prussia Colony)

This article is about the specific polity Tertholen (Brandenburg-Prussia Colony) 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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In 1697 the Caribbean island of Tortola was briefly occupied by Brandenburg that called it "Tertholen".

Establishment

  • January 1697: Establishment of the Brandenburg-Prussia Colony of Tertholen on the Caribbean Island of Tortola.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1698: Tertholen was transferred to the British Virgin Islands in 1697.