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Charter expiry and nationalisation
- When
- 31 December 1799
- Where
- unspecified; the company's global headquarters were in Amsterdam
The VOC charter, renewed several times, was allowed to lapse on 31 December 1799, nationalising the company.
British attacks on VOC shipping and colonies produced further losses, and although the company's charter was renewed several times, it was ultimately allowed to expire on 31 December 1799. The expiry nationalised the company, ending its existence as a chartered enterprise. The source also describes the company as having gone bankrupt and being formally dissolved in 1799.
Sources
- Dutch East India Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
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