Danish overseas colonies

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Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies are the colonies that Denmark–Norway possessed from 1536 until 1953. At its apex the colonies spanned four continents: Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

The period of colonial expansion marked a rise in the status and power of Danes and Norwegians in the Kalmar union. Danes and Norwegians during this time increasingly saw themselves as citizens of the same "State Fatherland" , the realm of the Oldenburg monarchs.

In the 17th century, following territorial losses on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Denmark-Norway began to develop colonies, forts, and trading posts in West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent. Christian IV first initiated the policy of expanding Denmark-Norway's overseas trade, as part of the mercantilist wave that was sweeping Europe. Denmark-Norway's first colony was established at Tranquebar on India's southern coast in 1620. Admiral Ove Gjedde led the expedition that established the colony.

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