Christian Tychsen was the first head of the

Danish Gold Coast The Danish Gold Coast ( or ''Dansk Guinea'') comprised the colonies that Denmark–Norway controlled in Africa as a part of the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast (roughly present-day southeast Ghana), which is on the Gulf of Guinea. It was coloni ...

to be given the title of ''Governor'' on a regular basis. Prior to his governorship, only Bartholomaus von Gronstein, Conrad Crull, and Magnus Prang had served as governors.Ole Jutesen,ed. ''Danish Sources for the History of Ghana''. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005 He served as governor from 20 October 1766 until his death in 1768, governing from the capital of the colony,

Fort Christiansborg Osu Castle (also known as Fort Christiansborg or the Castle) is a castle located in Osu, Accra, Osu, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial fort was built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s; thereafter, the fort chan ...

. Before Christian Tychsen, three Danes had been designated as ''commander''. While Peter With (1677–1681) was Opperhoved in Friedensborg, Johann Ulrich served as ''commander'' at

(1677 to 1679); he was succeeded by Peter Boldt whose ''commandership'' lasted from 1679 to 1681 when Magnus Prang became governor. The last commander was

Lieutenant Lykke A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces. The rank i ...

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* German Wikipedia page: List of governors of Ghana 1768 deaths Governors of the Danish Gold Coast Year of birth unknown {{Denmark-bio-stub