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Danish colony in the Caribbean (1672–1917)
The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien), also known as the Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish
Danish_West_Indies
Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
Caribbean. In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the United States for US$25 million in gold, per the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, which became
West_Indies
1916 treaty in which the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark
the Danish West Indies (Danish: Vestindiens traktat), officially the Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies
Treaty of the Danish West Indies
Treaty_of_the_Danish_West_Indies
1537–1953 colonies of Denmark–Norway and Denmark
Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies (Danish: De danske kolonier) were the colonies that Denmark–Norway (Denmark after 1814) possessed
Danish_overseas_colonies
second British Invasion of the Danish West Indies took place in December 1807 when a British fleet captured the Danish islands of Saint Thomas on 22 December
Invasion of the Danish West Indies
Invasion_of_the_Danish_West_Indies
was governed by the Governors-General of the Danish West Indies. The Danish West Indies were sold by Denmark to the United States on 12 December 1916. The
List of governors of the Danish West Indies
List_of_governors_of_the_Danish_West_Indies
Spanish colony from 1492 to 1898
Spain portal Antillean Confederation British West Indies Danish West Indies Dutch West Indies French West Indies New Spain Population history of American
Spanish_West_Indies
French territories in the Caribbean
American West Indies British West Indies Danish West Indies Dutch West Indies List of governors general of the French Antilles Spanish West Indies Swedish
French_West_Indies
Dano-Norwegian chartered company
colonies in the Danish West Indies. It is estimated that 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported on the company's ships. Founded as the Danish Africa Company
Danish_West_India_Company
Currency of the Danish West Indies until 1849
of the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands) until 1849. It was subdivided into 96 skilling. The rigsdaler was equal to 4⁄5 Danish rigsdaler
Danish_West_Indian_rigsdaler
the Library of Congress Danish West Indies History The Danish West-Indies, a primary source search portal maintained by the Danish National Archives.
History of the United States Virgin Islands
History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
African tribal masks and faces. Danish colonization of the Americas Danish nationalism Danish overseas colonies Danish West Indies Racism in Norway Racism in
Racism_in_Denmark
Topics referred to by the same term
"West Indies", a 2021 song by Koffee Any of the territories within the West Indies during the colonial times: British West Indies Danish West Indies Dutch
West_Indies_(disambiguation)
Former currency unit
implement decimal listing until January 29, 2001. From 1905 to 1917, the Danish West Indies used the bit as part of its currency system. In 1904, two new currency
Bit_(money)
Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
Britain captured the Dutch colonies of Aruba and Curaçao along with the Danish West Indies, and from 1808 to 1809 a rebellion in Santo Domingo drove out the
Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810
Caribbean_campaign_of_1803–1810
Public holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands
potential German invasion of Denmark, both sides found the exchange mutually beneficial and ratified the Treaty of the Danish West Indies. Transfer Day is now
Transfer_Day
Currency of the Danish West Indies (1849–1917)
The daler (Danish, plural the same or dalere, English: dollar) was the currency of the Danish West Indies between 1849 and 1917, and of the United States
Danish_West_Indian_daler
Historical sugar production in the US Virgin Islands
Sugar production in the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands, was an important part of the economy of the islands for over two hundred
Sugar production in the Danish West Indies
Sugar_production_in_the_Danish_West_Indies
Ballot measure in the Danish West Indies
Treaty of the Danish West Indies. 1870 Dominican Republic annexation referendum 1877 Saint Barthélemy status referendum 1916 Danish West Indies status referendum
1868 Danish West Indies status referendum
1868_Danish_West_Indies_status_referendum
Transport ship used by US Navy
March 1917 when ordered to proceed to St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, where the Danish Government was to transfer the islands to the United States
USS_Hancock_(AP-3)
1958–1962 political union of British island colonies in the Caribbean
The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political
West_Indies_Federation
Danish referendum on the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States
the Danish West Indies on 31 March 1917 as the United States Virgin Islands for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold. Two of the islands had been in Danish possession
1916 Danish West Indian Islands sale referendum
1916_Danish_West_Indian_Islands_sale_referendum
the Danish West Indies, Christian VII decided to abolish slave trading. While no law explicitly permitted slavery within the European part of Denmark–Norway
Danish_slave_trade
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
who commanded the squadron of ships that was sent to occupy the Danish West Indies. The squadron, which included HMS Prince George, HMS Northumberland
HMS_Belleisle_(1795)
Norwegians), scientists, merchants (mainly Danish) and settlers from Denmark–Norway took possession of the Danish West Indies (present-day U.S. Virgin Islands)
Danish colonization of the Americas
Danish_colonization_of_the_Americas
Ballot measure in the Danish West Indies
followed the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, which was signed on 4 August, and also approved by a referendum in Denmark in December 1916. The islands
1916 Danish West Indies status referendum
1916_Danish_West_Indies_status_referendum
Island group of the Caribbean Leeward Islands
the United States and Denmark (not ratified by the United States until 1917) resulted in Denmark selling the Danish West Indies to the United States for
Virgin_Islands
stamps. Stamp Danish West Indies 3 Cent 1866 Stamp Danish West Indies 1 Cent 1873 Stamp Danish West Indies 3 Cent 1873 Stamp Danish West Indies 4 Cent 1873
Postage stamps and postal history of the Danish West Indies
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Danish_West_Indies
February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Westergaard, Waldemar (1917). The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671–1754). New York: The Macmillan Company. pp
List of territory purchased by a sovereign nation from another sovereign nation
List_of_territory_purchased_by_a_sovereign_nation_from_another_sovereign_nation
Revolt in the Danish West Indies
(Danish: Slaveoprøret på Sankt Jan), also known as the Slave Uprising of 1733, was a slave insurrection started on Sankt Jan in the Danish West Indies
1733 slave insurrection on St. John
1733_slave_insurrection_on_St._John
was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1881 to 1893. Arendrup was born at Frederikshavn in Jutland, Denmark. He was the son of Christian
Christian_Henrik_Arendrup
Uprising in the Danish West Indies
Riot of 1878, also known as the Fireburn, was a labor riot in the Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands, illustrating the lasting effects of
1878_St._Croix_labor_riot
Danish army officer and colonial administrator
26 January 1854) was a Danish army officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848. He was
Peter_von_Scholten
Governor of the Danish West Indies
Benjamin Bentzon (22 April 1777 – 15 January 1827) was Governor of the Danish West Indies from 1816 to 1820. He was born in Tønsberg, Norway. He was the son
Adrian_Benjamin_Bentzon
American schooner
to Danish West Indies' authorities, who renamed her Vigilant and used her for coast guard duties. Most famously, while under the command of Danish Captain
Vigilant (1794 Baltimore schooner)
Vigilant_(1794_Baltimore_schooner)
recognition of Danish sovereignty over all Greenland as a condition for their purchase of the Virgin Islands in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies. Since World
Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland
Proposed_United_States_acquisition_of_Greenland
Akwamu leader of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John
the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John (then known as St. Jan) in Danish West Indies. She killed herself with 23 other rebels to evade capture as the rebellion
Breffu
Danish army officer and governor-general
Oxholm (10 July 1753 – 27 July 1827) was a Danish army officer and governor-general of the Danish West Indies from 1815 to 1816. He also participated in
Peter_Lotharius_Oxholm
1801 battle of the English Wars
common aspect of naval warfare in the Caribbean. Denmark–Norway which owned the Danish West Indies, was keen to protect its trade and therefore sent
Battle_of_West_Kay
Political union (1537–1814)
Denmark–Norway had several colonies, namely the Danish Gold Coast, Danish India (the Nicobar Islands, Serampore, Tharangambadi), and the Danish West Indies
Denmark–Norway
Islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies
Windward Islands are a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas, situated where the southeastern
Windward_Islands
Historical collective term for Dutch territories in the Americas
Guianas Dutch West India Company British West Indies Danish West Indies French West Indies Spanish West Indies Swedish West Indies "Nederlands West-Indië".
Dutch_West_Indies
One of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
Emancipation". The Danish West-Indies – Sources of history. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. "Danish West Indies – The Abolition of Slavery"
Saint_Croix
Governor of the Danish West Indies (1862–1939)
February 1862 – 18 January 1939) was a Danish naval officer, vice-admiral, and the last governor of the Danish West Indies, overseeing the transfer of administration
Henri_Konow
Portugal and others. The Duchy's ships started making trade voyages to the West Indies at least as early as 1637, when a Curonian ship attempted to found a
Curonian colonization of the Americas
Curonian_colonization_of_the_Americas
Danish colonial administrator
Johan Lorensen (died 1702) was a Danish colonial administrator who twice served as governor of the Danish West Indies from October 1689 to 17 September
Johan_Lorensen
administration (while it was ruled by Denmark as the Danish West Indies), see List of governors of the Danish West Indies. Parties Republican (1) Independent
List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands
List_of_governors_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
Nicolay or Nicholas and Schmidt) was governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies from 4 July 1680 - November 1682. He was born in Holstein. His younger
Nicolai_Esmit
U.S. territory in the Caribbean
Thomas. Previously known as the Danish West Indies, controlled by Denmark–Norway (from 1754 to 1814) and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1814 to 1917), they were
United_States_Virgin_Islands
are excluded, the Caribbean covers the same geographical area as the West Indies, containing a total of 13 sovereign states and 12 island territories
List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean
List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_the_Caribbean
One of the first people of colour in Iceland
become Prime Minister of Denmark) that although slavery was still legal in the Danish West Indies, it was illegal in Denmark and Hans Jonatan could not
Hans_Jonatan
Swedish courtier and diarist (1747/1750–1822)
1750 – 1822) was a Swedish courtier and diarist. Born in either the Danish West Indies or Africa, he spent his early life as a slave before being brought
Gustav_Badin
In 1917, Denmark sold these islands (as the Danish West Indies) to the United States for $25,000,000 in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, forming
List of years in the United States Virgin Islands
List_of_years_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
British territories in the Caribbean, sometimes including former colonies
The British West Indies (BWI) were the territories in the West Indies under British rule, including Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos
British_West_Indies
Defunct US Virgin Islands newspaper
1851) under the Danish West Indian government; the Virgin Islands were at that time a territory of Denmark called the Danish West Indies. The St. Croix
St._Croix_Avis
Governor of the Danish West Indies (1638–1683)
first governor of the renewed establishment of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, from 1672 to 1680. His rule was marked by the work to construct a
Jørgen_Iversen_Dyppel
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
active part in the battle.[citation needed] In 1807 Ramillies was in the West Indies as part of a squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Alexander Cochrane
HMS_Ramillies_(1785)
18th-century Danish colonial administrator
a Danish merchant, nobleman, colonial administrator and planter who served as Governor-General of St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies from
Frederik_Moth
Sephardic colonial administrator and planter
Frederick III of Denmark-Norway. Like many of the early Danish West Indies governors, Milan's term was short, as he disagreed with the Danish management on
Gabriel_Milan
Danish army officer and colonial administrator
Malleville (1739 – 21 October 1798) was a Danish army officer and colonial administrator in the Danish West Indies. He was present at Johann Friedrich Struensee's
Thomas_de_Malleville
Danish merchant, banker, ship owner and colonial planter
Copenhagen and the sugar plantation Mary's Fancy on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies. Ryan was born c. 1783 or 1785 at Ballinakill in Kilcock, Kildare
George Ryan (Irish-Danish businessman)
George_Ryan_(Irish-Danish_businessman)
Bilateral relations
John. In 1916, Denmark sold their Danish West Indies to the United States, and both countries signed the Treaty of the Danish West Indies. The sale for
Denmark–United States relations
Denmark–United_States_relations
Leader of an 1878 labor riot on St. Croix (1848–1905)
"Fireburn" labor riot, or uprising, on the island of St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. Mary Thomas was from Antigua and arrived in St. Croix in the 1860s
Mary_Thomas_(labor_leader)
Danish colonial official (1755–1820)
served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1788 to 1794 and again from 1802 to 1803. Back in Denmark, he was appointed as a director of
Ernst_Frederik_Walterstorff
Subgroup of islands in the West Indies
Islands (/ˈliːwərd/) are a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas, situated where the northeastern
Leeward_Islands
American labor leader
(September 28, 1884 – May 30, 1946) was a labor rights advocate in the Danish West Indies, later the United States Virgin Islands. Jackson was an important
D._Hamilton_Jackson
Royal Danish Navy officer and colonial administrator
November 1873) was a Royal Danish Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Danish West Indies in 1871. Born in Copenhagen
John Christmas (naval officer)
John_Christmas_(naval_officer)
Colonial Governor
was a German-Danish colonial administrator and architect. He served as Governor of Saint Thomas and Saint John in the Danish West Indies from 1796 to
Balthazar_Frederik_Mühlenfels
on the Danish West Indies, were managed during his time as a governor as well. Taylor, Charles Edwin (1888). Leaflets from the Danish West Indies: descriptive
Janus_August_Garde
American professor
linguist, writer, and poet, best known for his historical works on the Danish West Indies and the United States Virgin Islands. Arnold Highfield, the eldest
Arnold_R._Highfield
Subregion of the Caribbean
Caribbean is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. Saint Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad
Southern_Caribbean
United States historic place
Storage vault Estate Catherineberg Sugar production in the Danish West Indies Danish West Indies topics "National Register Information System". National
Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins
Catherineberg_Sugar_Mill_Ruins
Danish West Indies politician
called Michael) was Governor-General ad interim of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, from 27 February 1686 to 29 June 1686. Little is known about his
Mikkel_Mikkelsen
Danish colony in Africa from 1658 to 1850
The Danish Gold Coast (Danish: Danske Guldkyst or Dansk Guinea) comprised the colonies that Denmark–Norway controlled in Africa as a part of the Gold
Danish_Gold_Coast
Liberian educator and politician (1832–1912)
diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of black immigrants from the Americas
Edward_Wilmot_Blyden
Danish murderer (1911–1946)
in Denmark in 54 years. Born on St. Croix to the governor of the Danish West Indies, Helweg-Larsen has been described as having an adventurous spirit
Flemming_Helweg-Larsen
territories in the Caribbean List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies List of West Indian first-level country subdivisions "Total population, both
List of Caribbean countries by population
List_of_Caribbean_countries_by_population
The term British West Indies refers to the former English and British colonies and the present-day overseas territories of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean
History of the British West Indies
History_of_the_British_West_Indies
Tianjin Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina Danish Gold Coast Danish India Danish West Indies Faroe Islands Greenland Belgian concession of Tianjin
List_of_colonies
Resort in St. John, US Virgin Islands
passed to their son Johannes Durlo (1783–1840). He sold it and moved to Denmark, settling on the Lille Egede estate. After visiting St. John in 1952, Laurance
Caneel_Bay
Riffan – Republic of the Rif Rigsdaler Danish West Indies rigsdaler – Danish West Indies Danish rigsdaler – Denmark Greenlandic rigsdaler – Greenland Norwegian
List_of_currencies
- 4 December 1793) was a German-Danish colonial administrator. He served as governor-general of the Danish West Indies from 1784 to 1787. Prior to that
Henrik Ludvig Ernst von Schimmelmann
Henrik_Ludvig_Ernst_von_Schimmelmann
Academic publishing house
Office, The University of West Indies at Mona". www.mona.uwi.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-24. "Slave Society in the Danish West Indies : St. Thomas, St. John and
University of the West Indies Press
University_of_the_West_Indies_Press
Building in Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish West Indies. Today it houses the Royal Cast Collection, part of the Danish National Gallery, and a display of costumes from the Royal Danish Theatre
Vestindisk_Pakhus
Steamboat
War I, it was a station ship in the Danish West Indies from 1915 to 1917, until the islands were sold by Denmark to the United States. Valkyrien was built
HDMS_Valkyrien_(1888)
Danish lawyer and civil servant (1817–1896)
– 8 June 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish lawyer and civil servant. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and Gehejmekonferensraad
Johan_Frederik_Schlegel
Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Danish West Indies Nicolai A. Abildgaard (1984) Peder Christian Abildgaard (1973) Søren
List of people on the postage stamps of Denmark
List_of_people_on_the_postage_stamps_of_Denmark
Archipelago bordering the north and east of the Caribbean Sea
archipelago within the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico
Antilles
1791 ship
Battle of West Kay. When the British captured the Danish West Indies in 1801, Lougen was part of the booty. The British later returned her to Denmark where
HDMS_Lougen_(1791)
Archipelago in the Northwestern West Indies
diverse birdlife. Geography portal Islands portal West Indies portal List of Caribbean islands West Indies "Lucayan People". Lucayan Sea. Retrieved 20 June
Lucayan_Archipelago
20th century Virgin Islands and Chicago politician
and Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson. Granady was born in the Danish West Indies in 1885 and raised in the United States, where he graduated from St
Octavius_C._Granady
evidence, they were cleared in a libel suit. After arriving in the Danish West Indies, trouble again arose because of their suspicious character. The owners
Butterfield_Claims
Danish-French painter (1830–1903)
a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of Saint Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West
Camille_Pissarro
Historic fort on Hassel Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands
1777-1780 by the Danish, who originally named it Prince Frederik's Battery. At that time, Hassel Island was part of the Danish West Indies. During their
Fort Willoughby, U.S. Virgin Islands
Fort_Willoughby,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
Danish West Indies business owner (1853–1914)
Albert Heinrich Riise in 1838 on the island of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies (known today as the United States Virgin Islands). Valdemar sold the
Valdemar_Riise
Program. Retrieved 2026-08-19. Aspinall, Sir Algernon Edward (1914). West Indies and Guiana with Honduras, Bermuda and the Falklands: Six Lectures Prepared
List of volcanoes in the Caribbean
List_of_volcanoes_in_the_Caribbean
Danish West Indies colonial administrator (1729–1773)
Jens Nielsen Kragh (c. 1729 – 29 April 1773) was a Danish West Indies colonial administrator and plantation owner. He served as Commandant of St. Thomas
Jens_Nielsen_Kragh
Danish landowner and planter (1721–1791)
– 29 May 1791) was a Danish surveyor, cartographer, landowner and planter. On the island of Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies, he owned the Beck's
Jens_Michelsen_Beck
System of indentured servitude using Indian labourers to replace slavery (1800s to 1920s)
when the Danish plantation owners began recruiting Indians, the British representative – also considered a consul – to the Danish West Indies was called
Indian_indenture_system
American politician
in 1810 on the island of Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies to William Leidesdorff Sr., a white Danish merchant, and Anne Marie Spark, a creole woman
William_Leidesdorff
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