Brandenburg African Company
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The Brandenburg African Company was a 17th–18th century Prussian chartered trading company that operated on the West African coast, engaging primarily in the gold and slave trades.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered trading company
ⓘ
early modern European trading company ⓘ slave-trading company ⓘ |
| aim | to establish Brandenburg-Prussia as a colonial trading power ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brandenburg-Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 18th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedApproximateDate | c. 1717 ⓘ |
| flag | red-white-blue horizontal tricolour with Brandenburg eagle ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benjamin Raule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMonopolyOn | Brandenburg-Prussian trade with West Africa ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Brandenburg-Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1682 ⓘ |
| involvedIn | triangular trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | German ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
gold trade
ⓘ
ivory trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ trade in dyewoods ⓘ |
| operatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOnCoast |
Gold Coast
GENERATED
ⓘ
Guinea coast GENERATED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1690s
ⓘ
late 1680s ⓘ |
| primaryExportFromAfrica |
enslaved Africans
GENERATED
ⓘ
gold GENERATED ⓘ ivory GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryImportToAfrica |
alcohol
GENERATED
ⓘ
firearms GENERATED ⓘ metal goods GENERATED ⓘ textiles GENERATED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
competition from Dutch West India Company
ⓘ
competition from English Royal African Company ⓘ financial difficulties ⓘ limited support from Brandenburg-Prussian state ⓘ |
| soldAssetsTo | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldFort |
Gross Friedrichsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Brandenburg forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| tradingPost |
Akwida (Brandenstein) on the Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arguin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Gross Friedrichsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinzessin-Sophie-Louise-Feste on the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPort |
Emden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillau NERFINISHED ⓘ Stettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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