Denmark-Norway

Denmark–Norway
(Danish and Norwegian: *Danmark–Norge*code: da is deprecated )
Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge)
1537–1814
	Motto:
	Anthem:
	Map of Denmark–Norway, c. 1780
Status	Dual monarchy (Real union) (1537–1814);
Capital	Copenhagen
Common languages	Official: ; Danish, German, Renaissance Latin; Also spoken: Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami languages, Greenlandic, North Frisian
Religion	Lutheran
Government	Monarchy Denmark: Elective monarchy (1537–1660); Hereditary absolute monarchy (1660–1814); ; Norway: (de facto) Hereditary monarchy (1537–1814); (de facto) Absolute monarchy (from 1661); ;
King
• 1537–1559	Christian III (first)
• 1588–1648	Christian IV (longest)
• 1648–1670	Frederick III
• 1808–1814a	Frederick VI (last)
Legislature	Riksråd and Herredag 1537–1660; Norwegian Government commission 1807–1810;
Historical era	Early modern Europe
• Gustav Vasa elected; King of Sweden	; 6 June 1523
•	1537
• Norwegian riksråd; abolished	; 1537
• Treaty of Brömsebro	13 August 1645
• Treaty of Roskilde	26 February 1658
• Danish rigsråd; abolished	; 14 October 1660
• Lex Regia confirms; absolutism	; 14 November 1665
•	14 January 1814
• Congress of Vienna	September 1814 – June 1815
Area
1800	2,655,567 km2 (1,025,320 sq mi)
Population
• 1645b	1,315,000
• 1801c	1,859,000
Currency	Danish rigsdaler ; (1625–1814); Norwegian rigsdaler ; (1625–1814);
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kalmar Union
Danish Unitary State
Sweden–Norway
Norway
County of Larvik (1814–1817)[6]
Today part of	Denmark; Norway; Iceland; Germany;
	a: Frederick VI was regent for his father, so ruled as de facto king from 14 April 1784; he continued to rule Denmark after the Treaty of Kiel until his death on 3 December 1839.; b: Estimated 825,000 in Denmark, 440,000 in Norway and 50,000 in Iceland; c: 929,000 in Denmark, 883,000 in Norway and 47,000 in Iceland;

Denmark-Norway is a term (or a kind of name used about) the union between Denmark and Norway. The union was a kind that is called a real union. The name Denmark-Norway, is a modern name. It came into use some time after the union had ended.

The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was a union between the two kingdoms Denmark and Norway. They were previously in the Kalmar Union with Sweden. The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway lasted from 1536 to 1814.^[9]^[10] The capital of both countries was Copenhagen, and they shared the same military. The kingdom also possessed colonies in Greenland, Iceland, Africa, the Caribbean and India.

Borders between nations, sometimes change. Denmark-Norway had (some) land in what today is

Denmark-Norway had a small colony in each of the following places

Present-day Saint Thomas and Saint Croix, United States and present-day Saint John.
India
Gambia

Monarchs

1524–1533: Frederick I
1588–1648: Christian IV
1648–1670: Frederick III
1808–1814: Frederick VI

Denmark-Norway Media

Denmark–Norway and its possessions, c. 1800
The Carta marinacode: la is deprecated , an early map of the Nordic countries, made around the end of the Kalmar Union and the start of Denmark–Norway
Artwork depicting ships passing by the city of Helsingborg, which overlooked the Oresund
Christian IV of Denmark-Norway
The Treaty of Brömsebro, 1645: Denmark–Norway* Sweden* The provinces of Jemtland, Herjedalen, Idre & Serna and the Baltic Sea islands of Gotland and Ösel, which were ceded to Sweden* The province of Halland, ceded for 30 years
The Battle of Copenhagen in 1801

References

↑ Frederiksborg Slotskirke: Historie (in da). frederiksborg-slotskirke.dk. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
↑ Munk, kaj. An Introduction to a Controversial Danish Priest, Playwright, And Debater in the Inter-Bellum (2023)Aalborg University.
↑ Slagstad, Rune. Shifting Knowledge Regimes: The Metamorphoses of Norwegian Reformism. Thesis Eleven 77 (1) (2004). p. 65–83. doi:10.1177/0725513604044236.
↑ Glenthøj, R.. Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807–1815 (in en) (2014-01-13)Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31389-8.
↑ regjeringen.no. A Forerunner to the Norwegian Council of State. Government.no (5 July 2011). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Unike Dokument Viser Larviks Danske Hemmelegheit (26 June 2021). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
↑ Historisk Tidsskrift (in da). historisktidsskrift.dk. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
↑ Skandinaviens Befolkning (in sv). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
↑ Denmark (in en)World Statesmen. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
↑ Norway (in en)World Statesmen. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[1] Frederiksborg Slotskirke: Historie (in da). frederiksborg-slotskirke.dk. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[2] Munk, kaj. An Introduction to a Controversial Danish Priest, Playwright, And Debater in the Inter-Bellum (2023)Aalborg University.

[3] Slagstad, Rune. Shifting Knowledge Regimes: The Metamorphoses of Norwegian Reformism. Thesis Eleven 77 (1) (2004). p. 65–83. doi:10.1177/0725513604044236.

[4] Glenthøj, R.. Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807–1815 (in en) (2014-01-13)Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31389-8.

[5] regjeringen.no. A Forerunner to the Norwegian Council of State. Government.no (5 July 2011). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[6] Unike Dokument Viser Larviks Danske Hemmelegheit (26 June 2021). Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[7] Historisk Tidsskrift (in da). historisktidsskrift.dk. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[8] Skandinaviens Befolkning (in sv). Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[9] Denmark (in en)World Statesmen. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[10] Norway (in en)World Statesmen. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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