New Sweden
former Swedish possession in North America between 1638–1655
New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige, Finnish: Uusi-Ruotsi) was a Swedish colony in North America that existed from 1638 through 1655.[1] It was in the modern day states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Its capital was Fort Christina, modern-day Wilmington.
New Sweden Nya Sverige | |||||||||||
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1638–1655 | |||||||||||
Status | Swedish colony | ||||||||||
Capital | Fort Christina | ||||||||||
Common languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||||||||
King/Queen of Sweden | |||||||||||
• 1632–1654 | Christina | ||||||||||
• 1654–1660 | Charles X Gustav | ||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||
• 1638 | Peter Minuit | ||||||||||
• 1638–1640 | Måns Nilsson Kling | ||||||||||
• 1640–1643 | Peter Hollander Ridder | ||||||||||
• 1643–1653 | Johan Björnsson Printz | ||||||||||
• 1653–1654 | Johan Papegoja | ||||||||||
• 1654–1655 | Johan Risingh | ||||||||||
Historical era | Colonial period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1638 | ||||||||||
• Dutch conquest | 1655 | ||||||||||
• Peach Tree War | 1655 | ||||||||||
Currency | Swedish riksdaler | ||||||||||
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Today part of | United States |
New Sweden was captured by the Dutch in 1655, and incorporated into New Netherland.
References
Other websites
Media related to New Sweden at Wikimedia Commons
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