Did Sweden have a colonial empire?

Sweden possessed overseas colonies from 1638 to 1663, in 1733 and from 1784 to 1878. Sweden possessed five colonies, four of which were short lived. The colonies spanned three continents: Africa, Asia and North America.

Did Denmark ever have colonies?

Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies (Danish: De Danske kolonier) were the colonies that Denmark–Norway (Denmark after 1814) possessed from 1536 until 1953. At its apex the colonies spanned four continents: North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Did Sweden colonize Denmark?

Their dabbling in British or French African-Caribbean colonialism was of little importance. But compared to the colonising going West over USA, Sweden and Denmark colonised the Baltic, insular Scandinavia, Greenland and then the North of Fennoscandia over time.

Which country colonized Sweden?

In 1389, the crowns of Denmark, Norway and Sweden were united under the rule of the Danish Queen Margareta. In 1397, the Kalmar Union was formed, with the three Scandinavian countries under a single monarch.

Why was New Sweden settled?

The Swedish South Company was founded in 1626 with a mandate to establish colonies between Florida and Newfoundland for the purposes of trade, particularly along the Delaware River. The expedition sailed into Delaware Bay aboard the Fogel Grip and Kalmar Nyckel, which lay within the territory claimed by the Dutch.

What happened to the Swedish colony?

Having survived for some 17 years, New Sweden ceased to exist as an independent settlement. Sweden never again had an American colony after 1655, but its short-lived enterprise left a mark on the Delaware River Valley.

Why did Norway leave Denmark?

Denmark had been forced to support Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars and when Napoleon lost the war, Denmark had to surrender Norway to Sweden. The Norwegians didn’t want this and rebelled. They authored their own constitution and proclaimed Norway an independent state with the Danish crown prince as their king.

Where did Sweden colonize in the New World?

Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Did Sweden colonize the Americas?