Port Royal Port Royal () was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the cen ...

is a town in Jamaica, once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean. Port Royal or Port Royale may also refer to:

Other places

Canada

Port-Royal National Historic Site Port-Royal National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada. The site is the location of the Habitation at Port-Royal, which was the centre of activi ...

, Nova Scotia **

Port-Royal (Acadia) Port Royal (1605–1713) was a historic settlement based around the upper Annapolis Basin in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the predecessor of the modern town of Annapolis Royal. It was the first successful attempt by Europeans to establish a permane ...

, Nova Scotia, a historic settlement **

Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal is a town in and the county seat of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The community, known as Port Royal before 1710, is recognised as having one of the longest histories in North America, preceding the settlements at Plym ...

, Nova Scotia, known as Port Royal before 1710 ** Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia * Port Royal, Richmond County, Nova Scotia * Port Royal, Newfoundland and Labrador * Port Royal,

Queensborough, New Westminster Queensborough is a neighbourhood in the city of New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional ...

, British Columbia

France

Port-Royal-des-Champs Port-Royal-des-Champs () was an abbey of Cistercian nuns in Magny-les-Hameaux, in the Vallée de Chevreuse southwest of Paris that launched a number of culturally important institutions. History The abbey was established in 1204, but became ...

, or simply Port-Royal, an abbey in France, 1204–1709 *

Port-Royal Abbey, Paris Port-Royal Abbey () was an abbey in Paris that was a stronghold of Jansenism. Cistercian nuns moved from the older abbey, Port-Royal-des-Champs, founded in 1204, to Paris and founded Port-Royal-de-Paris in 1626. There were frequent controversies a ...

, or simply Port-Royal, daughter-house of Port-Royal-des-Champs, 1625–1792 * Port-Royal station, in Paris, named after Port-Royal Abbey

United States

* Port Royal, Kentucky * Port Royal, Mississippi *

Port Royal, Pennsylvania Port Royal is a borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 815 at the 2020 census. History Port Royal used to be named Perrysville, after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. At the time, the Port Royal post office w ...

Port Royal, South Carolina Port Royal is a town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,220 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area. Port Royal is home to Marine Corps R ...

Port Royal Sound Port Royal Sound is a coastal sound, or inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the Sea Islands region, in Beaufort County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the estuary of several rivers, the largest of which is the Broad River. Geograph ...

Port Royal Island Port Royal Island (historically Port Royal) is an island located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, Beaufort County, South Carolina. It is considered one of the Sea Islands in the Lowcountry region and is the most populous island in northern Bea ...

, historically Port Royal *

Port Royal, Tennessee Port Royal is an unincorporated community on the border of Montgomery and Robertson counties, Tennessee. It is home to Port Royal State Park and is located at the confluence of the Red River and Sulphur Fork Creek. History Early history Por ...

** Port Royal State Park *

Port Royal, Virginia Port Royal is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census. Port Royal was established in the mid-17th century in the Colony of Virginia primarily as a port at the head of the navig ...

Port Royal Historic District Port Royal Historic District is a national historic district located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia Caroline County is a United States county located in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The northern boundary ...

* Port Royal House, in Chatham, Massachusetts

Elsewhere

* Port Royal Bay, Bermuda * Port Royal National Park, on the island of Roatán in Honduras

Arts, entertainment and media

* '' Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates'', a 2003 PC game ** ''

Port Royale 2 ''Port Royale 2'' is the sequel to the business simulation game '' Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates''. It is set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Created by Ascaron Entertainment in 2004, it combines a business simulator with real-t ...

'' ** '' Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants'' * ''Port-Royal'', a 1837–1859 history of Port-Royal-des-Champs and Jansenism by

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (; 23 December 1804 – 13 October 1869) was a French literary critic. Early life He was born in Boulogne, educated there, and studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris (1824–27). In 1828, he se ...

* ''Port-Royal'', a 1954 play by

Henry de Montherlant Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Biography Born in Paris, a descendant of ...

* ''Port Royal'' (album), by Running Wild, 1988 *

port-royal (band) port-royal (intentionally written without capitalization and with the "-" between "port" and "royal") is a Genoa, Italy-based electronica and post-rock band formed in the year 2000 by Attilio Bruzzone (Guitar, Keyboards) and Ettore Di Roberto ( ...

, an Italian electronica and post-rock band

Other uses

* Order of Port Royal, modern Old Catholic order inspired by Port-Royal-des-Champs * Port Royal, a brand of SABMiller beer * Port Royal Golf Course, in Southampton, Bermuda * Port Royal School, a historic building in South Carolina, U.S. * , the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * , the name of several ships of the U.S. Navy