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  2. Proprietary colony - Wikipedia

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    Proprietary colonies in America were governed by a lord proprietor, who, holding authority by virtue of a royal charter, usually exercised that authority almost as an independent sovereign. [1] These colonies were distinct from Crown colonies in that they were commercial enterprises established under authority of the crown.

  3. Antoine Crozat, 1st Marquis of Châtel - Wikipedia

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    Antoine Crozat, marquis du Châtel. Antoine Crozat, 1st Marquis of Châtel (c. 1655 – 7 June 1738), [1] French founder of an immense fortune, was the first proprietary owner of French Louisiana, from 1712 to 1717.

  4. Charter colony - Wikipedia

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    The charter that the colony received was the royal charter of 1663. This charter, said to be one of the most liberal of the colonial era, not only granted the religious freedom that the colony sought, but also allowed Rhode Island to have local autonomy and gave the colony a much tighter grip on its territory.

  5. Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    A colony's precise relationship to the Crown depended on whether it was a charter colony, proprietary colony or royal colony as defined in its colonial charter. Whereas royal colonies belonged to the Crown, proprietary and charter colonies were granted by the Crown to private interests. [5] Control over a charter or corporate colony was granted ...

  6. Colonial charters in the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company. The charters defined the relationship of the colony to the mother country as free from involvement from the Crown. For the trading companies, charters vested the powers of government in the company in ...

  7. Lord proprietor - Wikipedia

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    In the beginning of the European colonial era, trade companies such as the East India Company were the most common method used to settle new land. [1] That changed after Maryland's Royal Grant in 1632, when King Charles I granted George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, proprietary rights to an area east of the Potomac River in exchange for a share of the income derived there.

  8. Bank of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of Louisiana building is located at 334 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It was designed by architects Bickle, Hamlet & Fox and completed in 1826. After a fire, the bank was repaired in 1863 under architect James Gallier.

  9. Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    Province of Georgia, established as a proprietary colony in 1732; royal colony from 1752. The Province of Carolina was initially chartered in 1629 and initial settlements were established after 1651. That charter was voided in 1660 by Charles II and a new charter was issued in 1663, making it a proprietary colony. The Carolina province was ...