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History of Saint Lucia

5 recorded states lay in what is now Saint Lucia, from French Saint Lucia (1650 CE) to Saint Lucia. 2 outside powers ruled here.

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Empires that ruled here

Timeline

17th century

  1. French Saint Lucia1650 CE – 1814 CE · colony

19th century

  1. Colony of Saint Lucia1814 CE – 1979 CE · colony
  2. British Windward Islands1833 CE – 1960 CE · colony

20th century

  1. West Indies Federation1958 CE – 1962 CE · colony
  2. Saint Lucia1979 CE – present · kingdom

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Saint Lucia. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/saint-lucia
MLA
“History of Saint Lucia.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/saint-lucia. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Saint Lucia.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/saint-lucia.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Saint Lucia’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/saint-lucia (Accessed: ).