He opened up extensive ties between the Dutch new world and funded a settlement in the northern parts of Barbados with his wealth. After paying for it all, Lord Courteen got into a long legal battle with Lord Carlisle over whom the king actually granted the island to. The ties Courteen had with the Dutch concerned England about loyalty that he could influence the island going to the Dutch. After the King decided that the island belonged to Lord Carlisle, who then sought to create his own settlement at modern day Bridgetown, (along Carlisle's Bay) Courteen was financially ruined by what he called "The Great Barbadoes Robbery", and he left his heirs in Barbados to continue the fight over his claims to the island after he died. Courteen's writ only allowed him to settle islands south of 10 degrees north. Barbados perhaps miscalculated was at 13 degrees north which allowed Carlisle's claim to be substantiated even after Courteen invested all his money. Carlisles writ which was written more recently stated Carlisle was granted any islands between 10 and 20 degrees north. Barbados at 13 thereby fit under Carlisle's writ. And that was how Courteen and the Dutch Empire lost its investment in Barbados. CaribDigita (talk) 19:27, 1 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
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