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Willem Leyel
Willem Leyel or Willum Leyel ('','' – Spring 1654) was a Danish governor of Tranquebar and captain in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. Willem Leyel was born in c. 1593 in Elsinore and would be employed by the in Batavia during his early 20s. During his employment, Leyel would also live in Persia, where he would be acknowledged for his hard work. In 1639, Leyel was appointed as head of the ''Christianshavn'' and was to inspect the financial conditions caused by Governor Bernt Pessart in India. However, in early 1640 during her voyage, ''Christianshavn'' was detained and Leyel subsequently spent the next three years negotiating with Spanish officials for her release. A deal was finalized in March 1643, and Leyel would reach Danish-owned Tranquebar in September of the same year. Regardless, leyel was to use military force to become governor of Tranquebar, succeeding Dutchman, Bernt Pessart. During his governorship, Leyel improved and stabilized the Company's trade and loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish India
Danish India () was the name given to the colonies of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in the Indian subcontinent, forming part of the Danish colonial empire. Denmark–Norway held colonial possessions in India for more than 200 years, including the town of Tharangambadi in present-day Tamil Nadu state, Serampore in present-day West Bengal, and the Nicobar Islands, currently part of India's union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Danish and Norwegian presence in India was of little significance to the major European powers as they presented neither a military nor a mercantile threat. Dano-Norwegian ventures in India, as elsewhere, were typically undercapitalised and never able to dominate or monopolise trade routes in the same way that British, French, and Portuguese ventures could. Despite these disadvantages, the Danish-Norway concerns managed to cling to their colonial holdings and, at times, to carve out a valuable niche in international trade by tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
