Christoph von Graffenried

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Christoph von Graffenried was a Swiss nobleman and colonial entrepreneur best known for leading and founding the early 18th-century settlement of New Bern in what is now North Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss nobleman
colonial entrepreneur
human
activityStart early 18th century
associatedWith British America
surface form: British colonial America

Province of North Carolina
birthDate 1661-11-15
birthPlace Bern
Old Swiss Confederacy
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
deathDate 1743-09-21
deathPlace Bern
educatedAt University of Bern
ethnicGroup Swiss
familyName Christoph von Graffenried self-linksurface differs
surface form: von Graffenried
founded New Bern
New Bern
surface form: New Bern, North Carolina
givenName Christoph
hasTitle Baron
knownFor founding New Bern, North Carolina
leading Swiss and Palatine settlers to North Carolina
languageSpoken English
French
German
name Christoph von Graffenried NERFINISHED
nobleFamily von Graffenried family
notableWork Relation of My American Project
occupation colonial administrator
land speculator
writer
parent Christoph von Graffenried self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anton von Graffenried
participantIn colonization of North Carolina
early Swiss emigration to North America
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Bern
New Bern
spouse Regina Tscharner
subjectOf biographical works on Swiss colonization in America
historical studies on New Bern
wroteAbout Tuscarora War

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New Bern foundedBy Christoph von Graffenried
Christoph von Graffenried familyName Christoph von Graffenried self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: von Graffenried
Christoph von Graffenried parent Christoph von Graffenried self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anton von Graffenried