Henri Konow 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 Danish West Indies in 1916 under which the Kingdom of Denmark sold the islands now named the US Virgin Islands to the United States in exchange for US$25,000,000 in gold.

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Occupation: politician, governor, naval officer
Position held: Governor of the Danish West Indies, Defence Minister of Denmark, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
Born: February 7, 1862

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Henri Konow

Governor of the Danish West Indies (1862-1939)

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About Henri Konow

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Occupation: politician, governor, naval officer
Position held: Governor of the Danish West Indies, Defence Minister of Denmark, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
Born: February 7, 1862

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Peter Elfelt via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

January 18, 1939

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