Polity Jacob Fort (Duchy of Courland and Semigallia)

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The first European settlers on the island of Kunta Kinteh in the Gambia river, West Africa, came from the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a vassal state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Establishment

  • January 1652: The first European settlers on the island came from the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a vassal state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1660: The Dutch briefly held Jacob Fort from 1659.