Johan Rising
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Johan Rising was the last governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in Delaware. After becoming governor in 1654, Rising tried to expel Dutch colonists from Fort Casimir (present-day New Castle, Delaware). The New Netherlands governor, Peter Stuyvesant, called Dutch troops into New Sweden as a response. The colony was overrun and ceased to exist.
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| Preceded by Johan Papegoya |
Governor of New Sweden May 1654 - September 15, 1655 |
Captured by New Netherlands |
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