French West India Company
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Was a French chartered company thad administered territories in the West Indies.
Establishment
May 1663: In 1663, ownership of Guadeloupe, Îles des Saintes passed to the French West India Company, a trading company established by King Louis XIII of France.
Chronology
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Were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Great Britain) from mid-17th to late 18th century.
1.1.Second Anglo-Dutch War
Was a conflict between England and the Dutch Republic partly for control over the seas and trade routes.
April 1666: The french occupy the entire island of St. Christopher.
1.1.1.Treaty of Breda
Was the treaty that ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
August 1667: The Caribbean island of Saint Kitts was split between France and England.
January 1665: The island of Saint-Croix passed to the French West India Company.
August 1665: In 1665, the Knights of Malta agreed to sell Saint Barthélemy back to the French West India Company.
January 1666: In 1666, the Knights of Malta agreed to sell the territory of northern Saint Martin back to the French West India Company.
January 1666: Foundation of Saint-Christophe.
January 1674: The territory was annexed to France in 1674 under the name of Guadaloupe.
January 1675: Saint Christophe island fell under the Compagnie des Indes Occidentales.
January 1675: The French West India Company was dissolved and the islands became part of the French Kingdom and added to the colony of Guadeloupe.
January 1675: The French West India Company was dissolved and its possessions went under direct French control.
June 1733: St. Croix was purchased from France in 1733 for 750,000 livres.
Disestablishment
June 1733: St. Croix was purchased from France in 1733 for 750,000 livres.
Selected Sources
Larsen, K. (1940): Guvernører, Residenter, Kommadanter og Chefer samt enkele andre fremtradende personer i de tidligere Danske Tropokolonier, Copenhagen (Denmark), p. 31
