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Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 1743), from a Swiss patrician family, was the founder of New Bern, North Carolina, land speculator, and leader in the early Swiss and German colonization of America. Much of what is known of his life comes from his memoir, Relation of My American Project (c. 1716), which recounts his experience as the Baron of Bernberg and Landgrave of Carolina.

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  • Christoph von Graffenried (* 15. November 1661 in Worb; † November/Dezember 1743 ebenda) war der Gründer der Kolonie New Bern in North Carolina und ein Berner Patrizier. Seine Eltern waren Anton von Graffenried (1639–1730) und dessen Ehefrau Katharina Jenner, sein Vater war Mitglied der Berner Patrizierfamilie von Graffenried. Sein Vater war Inhaber der Herrschaft Worb, Schultheiss zu Murten, Landvogt zu Yverdon, Genealoge, Mitarbeiter Bucelins sowie korrespondierendes Mitglied der Royal Society in London. (de)
  • Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 1743), from a Swiss patrician family, was the founder of New Bern, North Carolina, land speculator, and leader in the early Swiss and German colonization of America. Much of what is known of his life comes from his memoir, Relation of My American Project (c. 1716), which recounts his experience as the Baron of Bernberg and Landgrave of Carolina. (en)
  • Christoph von Graffenried (Worb, 15 novembre 1661 - 1743) était un noble bernois, membre du Conseil des Deux-Cents, bailli d'Yverdon de 1702 à 1708, qui fonda en 1710 la colonie de New Bern en Caroline du Nord. (fr)
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  • Alleged portrait of Christoph von Graffenried. There are no known authentic portraits of him. (en)
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  • Anton von Graffenried, (en)
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  • Catherine von Graffenried (en)
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  • Christoph von Graffenried (en)
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  • Christoph von Graffenried (* 15. November 1661 in Worb; † November/Dezember 1743 ebenda) war der Gründer der Kolonie New Bern in North Carolina und ein Berner Patrizier. Seine Eltern waren Anton von Graffenried (1639–1730) und dessen Ehefrau Katharina Jenner, sein Vater war Mitglied der Berner Patrizierfamilie von Graffenried. Sein Vater war Inhaber der Herrschaft Worb, Schultheiss zu Murten, Landvogt zu Yverdon, Genealoge, Mitarbeiter Bucelins sowie korrespondierendes Mitglied der Royal Society in London. (de)
  • Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 1743), from a Swiss patrician family, was the founder of New Bern, North Carolina, land speculator, and leader in the early Swiss and German colonization of America. Much of what is known of his life comes from his memoir, Relation of My American Project (c. 1716), which recounts his experience as the Baron of Bernberg and Landgrave of Carolina. (en)
  • Christoph von Graffenried (Worb, 15 novembre 1661 - 1743) était un noble bernois, membre du Conseil des Deux-Cents, bailli d'Yverdon de 1702 à 1708, qui fonda en 1710 la colonie de New Bern en Caroline du Nord. (fr)
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