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The First Bernadotte King of Sweden

By: Emily Chauviere

King Carl XIII was the last Holstein-Gottorp ruler of Sweden, and was succeeded by Jean Baptiste Bernadotte as King Carl XIV Johann, beginning a new royal dynasty. more...

How Finland Almost Became a Monarchy

By: Emily Chauviere

Finland asked Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse to be its king once it gained independence from Russia, but eventually decided to become a republic. more...

The End of the Oldenburg Dynasty in Denmark

By: Emily Chauviere

King Frederick VII was the last Oldenburg king of Denmark, and was succeeded by King Christian IX who began the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg dynasty. more...

Protestant Roots in the Danish West Indies

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Danish merchants first colonized the islands now known as St. Thomas and St. John in 1672, and created colonies for various denominations of Protestants, among others. more...

Company Rule in the Danish West Indies

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Denmark, along with many other European nations during the 17th and 18th century, worked with regaled charter companies to operate their Caribbean colonies. more...

The Founding of the Danish West Indies

By: Adam C'DeBaca

By the late 18th century, the Danish West Indies included what is now commonly referred to as the Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. more...

The Emancipation of the Virgin Islands in 1848

By: Adam C'DeBaca

In comparison to South America, North America, and other Caribbean islands, the Virgin Islands' shift from slavery to emancipation was a meek and almost bloodless affair. more...

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