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List of governors of the Danish West Indies
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This article lists the governors of the Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands, a Danish colony in the Caribbean encompassing the territory of the present-day United States Virgin Islands.
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Governor-General of the Danish West Indies | |
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Danish: Generalguvernør for Dansk Vestindien | |
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Residence | Government House (Christiansted) |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Denmark |
Appointer | Monarch of Denmark |
Precursor | None |
Formation | 1756 |
First holder | Christian Leberecht von Prøck |
Final holder | Henri Konow (acting) |
Abolished | 31 March 1917 |
Succession | Governor of the United States Virgin Islands |
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