Saint Barthélemy (Sweden)

This article is about the specific polity Saint Barthélemy (Sweden) 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 1784, one of Louis XVI's ministers ceded the French Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. In the period 1787-1806 the island was administered by the Swedish West India Company.

Establishment

July 1784: In 1784, one of Louis XVI's ministers ceded the French Caribbean island to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1787: In 1786, the island of Saint Barthélemy was transferred to the Swedish West India Company, a trading company established by King Gustav III of Sweden.

January 1807: Saint Barthélemy passes from Swedish West India Company control to direct Swedish control.

March 1878: Saint-Barthélemy was sold to France.