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Henricus Colledge (1619)®
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FAQs ~ Original Namesake
1619 HENRICUS COLLEDGE
America's 1st College

NAMESAKE for the Colledge was Henry, eldest son of England's
King James I. Latin for "Henry" is "Henricus", pronounced as
"henREEcus". Name, when Anglicized is spoken as "henRYEco".
A zealous Protestant, young Prince Henry was greatly beloved by
the leaders and members of the Virginia Company. Died at age 17.
Name lives today: 1611 Citie of Henricus; Cape Henry (at Ocean);
Henrico County (on north side of & downriver from Richmond),
&, of course, the revived Henricus Colledge (1619)®.


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