 On 1 January 1681, a Brandenburger expedition of two ships commanded by Otto Friedrich von der Groeben, arrived in the Gold Coast, and began to build a strong fort between Axim and the Cape of Three Points.The fort was completed in 1683 and was renamed Fort Fredericksburg (German "Gross-Friedrichsburg") in honour of Prince Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg.Because the fort was named after a Prince, it has been referred to as Princes Town.