Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss-American settler and author (died 1743)

Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg

Swiss nobleman and explorer (1661–1743)

Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg was a Swiss nobleman and explorer who was one of the founders of New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Worb Castle in the Canton of Bern, he played a major role in the colonisation of North America by German and Swiss settlers. In c.…