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Roland Crappé
Roland Crappé or Roelant Crappé (; 13 March 1644) was a Dutch colonial official serving the Dutch East India Company, Dutch and Danish East India Company. He became director general of the Sri Lanka, Ceylonese department of the Danish East India Company in 1618 and became Commander-in-chief, commander in chief and governor of Tranquebar upon his seventh arrival in the Indian subcontinent, Indies in 1624. During his leadership, new factories and offices were established and Danish trade went exceptionally well. He died in 1644 only a few years after his homecoming to Denmark. Early life According to Icelanders, Icelandic Jón Ólafsson (traveller), Jón Ólafsson, Roland Crappé was born into a poor Dutch family. He would early on go to sea where he acquired his first literacy. He would also make five voyages to India in Dutch service: first as a ship's boy, then as a merchant. Early career In March 1616 the Danish East India Company was founded and at approximately the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian IV
Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monarchies. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Christian began his personal rule of Denmark in 1596 at the age of 19. He is remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects. Christian IV obtained for his kingdom a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe. He engaged Denmark in numerous wars, most notably the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), which devastated much of Germany, undermined the Danish economy, and cost Denmark some of its conquered territories. He rebuilt and renamed the Norwegian capital Oslo as ''Christiania'' after himself, a name used until 1925. Early years Birth and family Christian was born at Frederiksborg Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
