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Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten
14 July 1827–6 July 1848 , style = , residence = Government House (Christiansted) , nominator =

Prime Minister of Denmark The prime minister of Denmark ( da, Danmarks statsminister, fo, Forsætisráðharri, kl, Ministeriuneq) is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Island ...

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Christian Leberecht von Prøck Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718-1780) was a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. In 1768, Pröck became a diocese commander over Iceland and the Faroe Islands. He died on 4 Septemb ...

, abolished = 31 March 1917 , last =

Henri Konow Henri Konow (7 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 to the United States of America following the Treaty of the Da ...

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This article lists the governors of the

Danish West Indies The Danish West Indies ( da, Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with ; Saint John ( da, St. Jan) with ; and Saint Croix with . The ...

( da, Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands, a Danish

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in the

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encompassing the territory of the present-day

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Governors of St. Thomas

St. Thomas was claimed by

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in 1665.

Governors of St. Thomas and St. John

St. John (St. Jan) was claimed by

Danish West India Company The Danish West India Company () or Danish West IndiaGuinea Company (') was a Dano-Norwegian chartered company that operated out of the colonies in the Danish West Indies. It is estimated that 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported on the c ...

in 1683, which was disputed by the British until 1718.

Governors of St. Croix

St. Croix was bought from

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in 1733. In 1754, the Danish West Indies were sold by Danish West India Company to

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, becoming royal Danish-Norwegian colonies. Hereafter, St. Croix was governed by the Governors-General of the Danish West Indies.

Governor-generals of the Danish West Indies

The Danish West Indies were sold by Denmark to the

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on December 12, 1916. The administration was officially turned over on March 31, 1917, and the first US governor was

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. For governors of the territory after the establishment of the US administration, see List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands.

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Bibliography

* Waldemar Westergaard, ''The Danish West Indies under Company Rule (1671 – 1754)'' (MacMillan, New York, 1917)
World Statesmen
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Lists of office-holders in Denmark