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1682 In Norway
Events in the year 1682 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian V. Events *''Stavanger stiftamt'' headquarters was moved to the town of Christianssand and renamed ''Christianssand stiftamt''. *Kongsvinger Fortress was built. Births *13 September – Thomas von Westen, priest and missionary (died 1727). *2 October – Birgitte Christine Kaas, poet and translator of hymns (died 1761). Deaths *21 May - Reinhold von Hoven, military officer (b. c. 1610) Full date unknown *Paul Peterson Paus, priest and poet (b 1625). *Werner Olsen Werner Olsen ( 1600 – 1682) was a Norwegian church builder and a tower builder with a legendary reputation. He is also known as Werner Olsen Skurdal in reference to the last residence he lived at. Life Olsen was born in Ringsaker. He lived durin ..., church builder (b. c. 1600). See also References {{norway-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1682
Events January–March * January 7 – The Republic of Genoa forbids the unauthorized printing of newspapers and all handwritten newssheets; the ban is lifted after three months. * January 12 – Scottish minister James Renwick (Covenanter), James Renwick, one of the Covenanters resisting the Scottish government's suppression of alternate religious views, publishes the Declaration of Lanark. * January 21 – The Ottoman Empire army is mobilized in preparation for a war against Austria that culminates with the 1683 Battle of Vienna. * January 24 – The first public theater in Brussels, the Opéra du Quai au Foin, is opened. * February 5 – In Japan, on the 28th day of the 12th month in the year Tenna 1, a major fire sweeps through Edo (now Tokyo. * February 9 – Thomas Otway's classic play ''Venice Preserv'd or A Plot Discover'd'' is given its first performance, premiering at the Duke's Company, Duke's Theatre. * March 11 – Work beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1625 In Norway
Events in the year 1625 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Christian IV. Events * February 23 - : 210 fishermen is killed in a storm in the fjord Folda, Trøndelag. Arts and literature Births * 9 August – Hans Rosing, bishop (died 1699 in Norway, 1699). *20 November – Tønne Huitfeldt, landowner and military officer (died 1677 in Norway, 1677). Full date unknown *Paul Peterson Paus, priest and poet (died 1682 in Norway, 1682). Deaths See also References {{Year in Europe, 1625 1625 in Norway, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Peterson Paus
Dominus (title), Sir Paul Peterson Paus (1625 in Vinje – 1682 in Hjartdal), also rendered as Povel Pedersson Paus, was a Norwegian cleric and a signatory of the 1661 Sovereignty Act, the new constitution of Denmark-Norway, as one of the 87 representatives of the Norwegian clerical estate, one of the two privileged estates of the realm in Denmark-Norway. He is known as the author of the 1653 poem "In memoriam Domini Petri Pavli", a loving poem in Latin in memory of his father Peter Paulson Paus. Paul Paus was reputed to be a learned and contemplative personality. His descendants include the playwright Henrik Ibsen. Life and work After attending Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Copenhagen, he served as parish priest of the district of Hjartdal from 1649 to 1682. Magnus Brostrup Landstad describes Paul Peterson Paus as a learned and pious priest, well versed in Latin, who unusually held on to Catholic customs in Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein, post-Reformati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Von Hoven
Reinhold von Hoven (1607/1610/1614? – May 21, 1682) was a Danish-German Military Officer in Norwegian service. Reinhold von Hoven was born on the island of Saaremaa in Livonia, then part of Danish Estonia. von Hoven started his military career as a major in Scania, at that time part of the Danish-Norwegian Realm. Reinhold von Hoven came to Trondelag, Norway in 1649 where he became chief of the Snåsenske Ski Battalion. He was appointed as lieutenant colonel in the Trondhjemske Regimental unit of the Bergenhus Regiment in 1650. From 1658, he served as a colonel in the Bergenhusiske Infantry Regiment under General Jørgen Bjelke, commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army. He participated in the attack on Jämtland in 1657 and the liberation of Trøndelag in 1658. During the Scanian War (1675–1679), forces from the 1st and 2nd Thronhjemske Regiment invaded Jamtland and Harjedalen. The bastion led by Reinhold von Hoven held the Swedish fortification at Frösö (''Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 In Norway
Events in the year 1761 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V. Events Arts and literature * Kongsberg Church is completed. Births *26 January - Jens Zetlitz, priest and poet (died 1821) *6 December - Erich Haagensen Jaabech, farmer and politician (died 1845) Deaths * 14 August - Birgitte Christine Kaas, poet and translator of hymns (born 1682 Events January–March * January 7 – The Republic of Genoa forbids the unauthorized printing of newspapers and all handwritten newssheets; the ban is lifted after three months. * January 12 – Scottish minister James Ren ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1761 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Christine Kaas
Her husband Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt Birgitte Christine Kaas, married Huitfeldt (2 October 1682 – 14 August 1761) was a Norwegian poet and translator of hymns. Biography A member of the Danish noble Kaas family, she was the daughter of Hans Kaas (1640–1700), Governor of Christiania (now Oslo) and Trondheim and granddaughter of Jørgen Kaas, lord of the fiefdom Lister in Vest-Agder. She was the second wife of Lieutenant-General Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt (1674–1751), a Danish war hero and member of the noble Huitfeldt family. They were the parents of three children. One of their descendants was the Norwegian historian Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas. She and her husband owned several estates including Kjølberg Herregård on Onsoy. The family resided at Elingård Manor (''Elingaard herregård'') at Fredrikstad in Østfold, Norway. In 1733 King Christian VI visited accompanied by his mother-in-law, Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein (24 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1727 In Norway
Events in the year 1727 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick IV Events Arts and literature Births *22 February – Christen Schmidt, bishop (died 1804). *19 July – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (died 1803). *Eistein Kjørn, woodcarver (born 1805). Deaths *9 April – Thomas von Westen, priest and missionary (born 1682). *29 May – James Collett, timber trader (born 1655 Events January–March * January 5 – Emperor Go-Sai ascends to the throne of Japan. * January 7 – Pope Innocent X, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Papal States, dies after more than 10 years of rule. * Febr ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1727 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Von Westen
Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary. He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution ''Seminarium Scholasticum'', the later Seminarium Lapponicum, in Trondheim. Personal life Von Westen was born in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Arnoldus von Westen (1643–1698) and his second wife, Inger Marie Thomasdatter Meyer. His father was a pharmacist at Løveapoteket Apothecary. His grandfather had been mayor of Trondheim. Career Von Westen attended Trondheim Cathedral School and was educated for the priesthood at the University of Copenhagen where he took his Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1698. He received his Cand.theol. in 1699. After completing his education, he started working as a priest in Helgeland. In 1709, he was appointed vicar of Veøy in Romsdal. Along with his friend and fellow priest Nils Engelhart, von Westen was an active participant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsvinger Fortress
Kongsvinger Fortress ( no, Kongsvinger festning) is located in the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in the county of Hedmark, Norway. It is situated on a hill west and north of the Glomma river, standing astride the ancient Vinger Royal Road, which connected Norway and Värmland, Sweden as well as on the north-south Norwegian route along the Glomma. As Kongsvinger formed a key junction point for these routes, fortifications were constructed there to protect against invasion from the east. History Medieval period During the early medieval period, pilgrims traveled to the shrine of St. Olaf at Trondheim; a favorite route for those from Sweden (the Vinger Royal Road) passed via Eidskog, Vinger (now Kongsvinger) and Elverum up the Glomma. This important pilgrimage & trade route is mentioned by Adam of Bremen in 1070. Its importance as an established road leading both north and south from the Swedish border was the basis for its later military significance. Between 1130 and 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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