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|state = [[The Bahamas]] | |state = [[The Bahamas]] | ||
|rulers = [[British Empire]] {{c|1666 – 1973}}<br>[[Republic of Pirates]] {{c|1703 – 1718}}<br>Commonwealth of The Bahamas {{c|1973 – present}} | |rulers = [[British Empire]] {{c|1666 – 1973}}<br>[[Republic of Pirates]] {{c|1703 – 1718}}<br>Commonwealth of The Bahamas {{c|1973 – present}} | ||
|factions = | |factions = [[Piracy|Pirates]]<br>[[Assassins]]<br>[[Templars]] | ||
|founded = | |founded = | ||
|date = 1648 | |date = 1648 | ||
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|targets = [[Peter Chamberlaine]]<br>[[Jing Lang]]<br>[[Vance Travers]] | |targets = [[Peter Chamberlaine]]<br>[[Jing Lang]]<br>[[Vance Travers]] | ||
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'''New Providence''' is the most populous island of [[ | '''New Providence''' is the most populous island of [[the Bahamas]]. [[Nassau]], the capital city of the commonwealth, is located on the island. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The island was first settled by [[England|English]] [[Puritans]] who had fled from {{Wiki|Bermuda}} for religious reasons.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> They founded the city of Charles-Towne, which was later renamed Nassau in 1696 in honor of King [[William III of England|William III]] from the {{Wiki|House of Orange-Nassau}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Nassau]]</ref> | The island was first settled by [[England|English]] [[Puritans]] who had fled from {{Wiki|Bermuda}} for religious reasons.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> They founded the city of Charles-Towne, which was later renamed Nassau in 1696 in honor of King [[William III of England|William III]] from the {{Wiki|House of Orange-Nassau}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Nassau]]</ref> | ||
During the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], New Providence was attacked and | During the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], New Providence was attacked and burnt by [[France|French]] and [[Spain|Spanish]] troops, leaving it abandoned by the [[British Empire]] by 1706.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Ungoverned Island]]</ref> In the aftermath, the island and Nassau became a haven for [[Piracy|pirates]] who had previously served as [[privateer]]s in the [[Royal Navy]], and was declared a [[Republic of Pirates|republic]]. By 1718, with the appointment of [[Woodes Rogers]] as Governor of the Bahamas, the British re-annexed New Providence, and the Pirate Republic was dissolved.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' | |||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 24 May 2026
New Providence is the most populous island of the Bahamas. Nassau, the capital city of the commonwealth, is located on the island.
History[edit | edit source]
The island was first settled by English Puritans who had fled from Bermuda for religious reasons.[1] They founded the city of Charles-Towne, which was later renamed Nassau in 1696 in honor of King William III from the House of Orange-Nassau.[2]
During the War of the Spanish Succession, New Providence was attacked and burnt by French and Spanish troops, leaving it abandoned by the British Empire by 1706.[3] In the aftermath, the island and Nassau became a haven for pirates who had previously served as privateers in the Royal Navy, and was declared a republic. By 1718, with the appointment of Woodes Rogers as Governor of the Bahamas, the British re-annexed New Providence, and the Pirate Republic was dissolved.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)