List of Famous people with last name Bernberg

Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg

First Name Christoph

Last Name Bernberg

Born on November 15, 1661

Died on January 1, 1743 (aged 81)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Bern

Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg, 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, which recounts his experience as the Baron of Bernberg and Landgrave of Carolina.

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