Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa

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The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa was a 17th-century English chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade with West Africa, including a major role in the early transatlantic slave trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English chartered company ⓘ
monopoly company ⓘ
trading company ⓘ
activity transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Company of Royal Adventurers into Africa ⓘ
Royal Adventurers into Africa ⓘ
associatedWith English Atlantic empire ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic world
charterGrantedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
charterGrantedIn 1660 ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolved 1672 ⓘ
foundedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
English courtiers and merchants ⓘ
James, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to: Duke of York
grantedPrivileges exclusive trading rights on the West African coast ⓘ
right to establish forts and factories in Africa ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
historicalPeriod Restoration era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
historicalSignificance precursor to the Royal African Company in organizing English slave trading ventures ⓘ
inception 1660 ⓘ
industry overseas trade ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ
legalBasis royal charter ⓘ
legalForm joint-stock company ⓘ
mainCommodities gold ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
redwood ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
monopolyGrantedBy English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
monopolyOn English trade with West Africa ⓘ
notableImpact expansion of English forts on the West African coast ⓘ
precedent for later English chartered trading companies ⓘ
operatedDuringReignOf Charles II of England ⓘ
partOf English colonial expansion ⓘ
patron James, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to: Duke of York

Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
reasonForFailure heavy debts ⓘ
losses during Anglo-Dutch conflicts ⓘ
reorganizedAs Royal African Company ⓘ
roleInHistory early institutionalization of English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
shareholdersIncluded English nobility ⓘ
London merchants ⓘ
successor Royal African Company ⓘ
tradingRegion Gambia region ⓘ
linked to: The Gambia

Gold Coast ⓘ
Guinea Coast ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ

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Royal African Company → precededBy → Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa ⓘ
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa → alsoKnownAs → Royal Adventurers into Africa ⓘ
linked to: Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa
Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa → alsoKnownAs → Company of Royal Adventurers into Africa ⓘ
linked to: Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa
Royal African Company → predecessor → Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: RAC
Royal African Company → successor → Company of Merchants Trading to Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: RAC
linked to: Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa