Denmark-Norway
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.[2][3] 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.
Denmark–Norway Danmark–Norge | |||||||||||
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| 1523–1533 1537–1814 | |||||||||||
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 Map of Denmark–Norway, c. 1780 | |||||||||||
| Status | Personal union (1523–1533) Dualistic unitary state (1537–1814) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Copenhagen and Oslo (Only in Norway 1523–1537) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Official: Danish, German, Renaissance Latin Also spoken: Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami, Greenlandic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||||||||||
| Government | Elective monarchy 1523–1660 (Denmark) Hereditary monarchy 1660–1814 (Denmark) (Absolutism since 1660) Elective monarchy 1523–1537 (Norway (de facto)) Hereditary monarchy 1537–1814 (Absolutism since 1661) | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1524–1533 | Frederick I | ||||||||||
• 1588–1648 | Christian IV | ||||||||||
• 1648–1670 | Frederick III | ||||||||||
• 1808–1814a | Frederick VI | ||||||||||
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| Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||||
June 6, 1523 | |||||||||||
• | 1523 | ||||||||||
1537 | |||||||||||
October 14, 1660 | |||||||||||
November 14, 1665 | |||||||||||
• Treaty of Brömsebro | August 13, 1645 | ||||||||||
• Treaty of Roskilde | February 26, 1658 | ||||||||||
• | January 14, 1814 | ||||||||||
• Congress of Vienna | September 1814 – June 1815 | ||||||||||
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| 1780b | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1645c | 1315000 | ||||||||||
• 1801d | 1859000 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | As territory
As colonies | ||||||||||
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Monarchs
- 1524–1533: Frederick I
- 1588–1648: Christian IV
- 1648–1670: Frederick III
- 1808–1814: Frederick VI
Denmark-Norway Media
Instrumental version af den danske kongesang "Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast" spillet af United States Navy Band
Denmark–Norway and its possessions, c. 1800
The Carta marina, an early map of the Nordic countries, made around the end of the Kalmar Union and the start of Denmark–Norway
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
Naval battle between the frigate HMS Tartar and Norwegian gunboats near Bergen in 1808
