France Antarctique

France Antarctique was a colony in Brazil (South America) that lasted from 1555 to 1567 CE, about 12 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

French colony on an island in Guanabara Bay founded by Villegaignon with Huguenot settlers. The Portuguese founded Rio de Janeiro nearby and drove the French out by 1567.

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Facts

Dates

1555 to 1567 CE

Duration

12 years

Type

Colony

Region

Brazil, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Fort Coligny

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE
• Real Audiencia of Quito 1563 to 1822 CE
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 CE
• Province of Venezuela 1546 to 1777 CE
• New Kingdom of Granada 1538 to 1717 CE
• Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba 1537 to 1572 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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