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Carl Fredrik Bagge Af Söderby
Carl Fredrik Bagge af Söderby (October 23, 1750 – December 31, 1828) was a Swedish military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of Saint Barthélemy from 1790 to 1795, the only Swedish colony at the time. Biography Bagge was born in Järpås, Västergötland, to Jean Georg Bagge af Söderby, an army major, and his wife Maria Sofia Juliana (née Friedenreich). The family belonged to the untitled nobility. He travelled with an East Indiaman as a non-commissioned officer to Guangzhou in 1765–66. He was later promoted to lieutenant of the Admiralty in 1773 and awarded the Order of the Sword in 1783. In 1786, Bagge first arrived in Saint Barthélemy on the merchant brig ''Antonetta'' and was soon appointed harbour master by governor Rajalin. At this time, he had also attained the rank of captain of the Admiralty. Governor of Saint Barthélemy Bagge was appointed governor on 3 February 1790 and formally took up his duties on 6 June the same year. He bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy, officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts (English) or St. Barth (French), is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. The island lies about southeast of the island of Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin; it is northeast of the Dutch islands of Saba (island), Saba and Sint Eustatius, as well as north of the independent country of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas region and department of France. In 2003 the island voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe to form a separate overseas collectivity (, abbreviated to ) of France. The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that make up the French West Indies, along with Collectivity of Saint Martin, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe ( southeast) and Martinique. A volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |