Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy
Swedish island colony in the Caribbean from 1784 to 1878 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy existed for nearly a century. In 1784, one of French king Louis XVI's ministers ceded Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. Swedish rule lasted until 1878 when the French repurchased the island.[2]
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Colony of Saint Barthélemy Barthélemy[1] | |||||||||
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1784–1878 | |||||||||
Status | Swedish colony | ||||||||
Capital | Gustavia | ||||||||
Common languages | Swedish, French, English | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 1784–1792 | Gustav III (first) | ||||||||
• 1872–1878 | Oscar II (last) | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1785–1787 | Salomon von Rajalin (first) | ||||||||
• 1868–1878 | Bror Ludvig Ulrich (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Swedish colonization of the Americas | ||||||||
• Exchanged with Sweden | 1 July 1784 | ||||||||
• Sold back to France | 16 March 1878 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
1878[1] | 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1800[1] | 5,000 | ||||||||
• 1863[1] | 2,834 | ||||||||
• 1875[1] | 2,374 | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | BL | ||||||||
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