Johan Risingh
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Johan Risingh was a 17th-century Swedish colonial administrator who served as the last governor of the short-lived New Sweden colony in North America before its conquest by the Dutch.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Delaware Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swedish colonial efforts in North America
ⓘ
conflict between New Sweden and New Netherland ⓘ |
| colonyAdministered | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| employer | Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCauseOfGovernorship | conquest of New Sweden by the Dutch ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swedish people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
parts of present-day Delaware
ⓘ
parts of present-day New Jersey ⓘ parts of present-day Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| governorOf | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | last Swedish governor in the Delaware region ⓘ |
| hasRole |
colonial governor
ⓘ
representative of the Swedish Crown in New Sweden ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New Netherland (as neighboring colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Dutch conquest of New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last governor of New Sweden
ⓘ
leadership during the final years of New Sweden ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dutch West India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Netherland authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swedish colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEvent |
European colonization of North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Johan Printz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Delaware River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Christina NERFINISHED ⓘ New Sweden colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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