List of former German colonies

This is a list of former German colonies owned by states of Germany: == Holy Roman Empire and German Confederation == === Brandenburg-Prussia === Groß Friedrichsburg (in Ghana), 1683–1718 Arguin (in Mauritania), 1685–1721 === Duchy of Courland === Curlander Gambia 1651–1660, 1660–1661 St.