Danish West India and Guinea Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Danish_West_India_and_Guinea_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:King_Christian_V_of_Denmark
gptkbp:controlledColony gptkb:Saint_Croix
gptkb:Saint_John
gptkb:Saint_Thomas
gptkbp:controlledFort gptkb:Fort_Fredensborg
gptkb:Fort_Prinsensten
gptkb:Fort_Christiansborg
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark-Norway
gptkbp:dissolved 1754
gptkbp:founded 1671
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Copenhagen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Danish West India and Guinea Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:colonialism
shipping
trade
gptkbp:mainTrade gptkb:gold
gptkb:sugar
ivory
right
slaves
gptkbp:monopolyOn slave trade
trade in Danish West Indies
gptkbp:notableEvent transfer of colonies to Danish crown in 1754
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Danish_Africa_Company
gptkbp:successor Danish state administration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Annaberg_Plantation
gptkb:Danish_West_India_&_Guinea_Company_Warehouse
gptkb:Danish_colonial_empire
gptkb:Fort_Frederik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7