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1720 In Norway ...
Events in the year 1720 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick IV Events * 14 July – Denmark-Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg. *10 August – The town of Moss was founded. Arts and literature Births * 16 March – Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786). *2 October – Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765). Deaths *25 January - Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664). *12 November - Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1720 Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... [...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] |
Jens Kraft
Jens Kraft (1720–1765) was a Dano- Norwegian mathematician and philosopher. He was born in Frederikshald in Norway, but at age 5 he became an orphan and was subsequently raised by his uncle in Thy in Jutland. As a philosopher he introduced the study of ontology to Scandinavian academic circles. He was influenced by Christian Wolff whilst still a student at Copenhagen, attending a lecture by Wolff while visiting Halle. He was appointed professor of philosophy at the Sorø Academy, where he responded to Baumgarten's ''Metaphsica'' with his own text ''metaphysik''. Both divided their work into '' cosmologie'', '' ontologie'', '' psykologie'' and '' naturlig theologie''. Kraft made a distinction between time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ... and eternity writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1720 In Norway ...
Events in the year 1720 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick IV Events * 14 July – Denmark-Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg. *10 August – The town of Moss was founded. Arts and literature Births * 16 March – Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786). *2 October – Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765). Deaths *25 January - Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664). *12 November - Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1720 Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1690 In Norway
Events in the year 1690 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian V. Events *10 October – Shipwreck off Jæren. Among the deaths were Danish nobleman Laurids Lindenov and his wife. Arts and literature Births *28 October – Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (d.1720). Deaths *10 October – Laurids Lindenov, '' amtmann'' of Bergenhus amt Bergenhus len was an administrative division of the Kingdom of Norway that existed from 1503 to 1662, with the Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen as its administrative center Norwegian administrative division. The ''len'' was changed to an ''amt'' (distr ... (born in the 1640s). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1690 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Tordenskjold
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold (28 October 1690 – 12 November 1720), commonly referred to as Tordenskjold (), was a Norwegian nobleman and flag officer who spent his career in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of vice-admiral for his services in the Great Northern War. Born in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, Peter Wessel travelled to Copenhagen in 1704, and eventually enlisted in the navy. He won a name for himself through audacity and courage, and was ennobled as ''Peter Tordenskiold'' by King Frederick IV in 1716. His greatest exploit came later that year, as he destroyed the supply fleet of Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Dynekilen, ensuring his siege of Fredriksten would end in failure. In 1720, he was killed in a duel. In both Denmark and Norway he ranks among the most famous naval captains. He experienced an unusually rapid rise in rank and died when he was only 30 years old. Name His birth name was Peter Jansen Wessel. His nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1664 In Denmark
Events from the year 1664 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Frederick III Events * 22 April - The fortified town Frederiksodde is renamed Fredericia. ;Undated * Kommercekollegiet is established but later dissolved in the late 1680s before being reestablished in 1704. * Adriaen Foly, painter /died 1701) Culture Architecture * Schackenborg Castle is constructed. * Tødovre Church s constructed. Births * 3 February - Jens Bircherod, bishop (died 1720) * 24 August Christen Thomesen Sehested, admiral (died 1736) Full date unknown Deaths * 5 February Christen Aagaard, poet (born 1616) * 19 October Ove Skade, fiefholder, Supreme Court justice (born 1609) Full date unknown References {{DEFAULTSORT:1664 Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Bircherod
Jens Bircherod (3 February 1664–25 January 1720) was a Danish theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1705 until his death in 1720. Personal life Jens Bircherod was born on 3 February 1664 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His parents were the priest Jens Jensen Bircherod and his first wife. He was married to Elen Dorthea Lemvig. Education and career He received a private education in Copenhagen finishing in 1679. In 1680, he received his baccalaureate degree. He then went on to travel to some foreign universities, returning home in 1688 and graduated with a magister's degree. In 1689, he was hired as the parish priest for Gladsaxe. In 1705, he was appointed to be the Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand. He held that post until his death on 25 January 1720 in Christianssand, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tordenskiold
Tordenskiold was the name of two dignities in Danish nobility, the Danish and Norwegian nobility, the Norwegian nobility. Both are today patrilineally extinct. Tordenskiold I Peter Tordenskjold, Peter Jansen Wessel was a Norway, Norwegian/Danish naval hero who for his braveness was ennobled under the name ''Tordenskiold''. It happened by letter of nobility on 24 February 1716. Peter Tordenskiold died in a young age and without issue, wherefore this noble dignity became extinct. Peter Tordenskiold's brother {{ill, Caspar von Wessel, da, , lt=Caspar Jansen Wessel was in 1720 ennobled under the name ''von Wessel''. Tordenskiold II Peter Tordenskiold's nephew Johan Christopher Christophersen Wessel (born on 4 July 1727, died on 6 February 1793) was later, in 1761, ennobled under the same name and with the same arms as his uncle. Johan Christopher Tordenskiold was the son of Christopher Jansen Wessel and Karen Nielsdatter Bie. He was married and had issue. See also * Danish nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1765 In Denmark
Events from the year 1765 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick V * Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff Births * 10 June – Cladius Detlev Fritzsch, flower painter (died 1841) * 15 August – Christian Horneman, miniature painter (died 1844) * 3 September – Johan Martin Quist, architect (died 1818) * 3 November – Andreas Hallander, architect and master builder (died 1828) Deaths * 18 March – Jens Kraft, mathematician (born 1720). References {{DEFAULTSORT:1765 In Denmark 1760s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... [...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] |
List Of Norwegian Monarchs
The list of Norwegian monarchs ( no, kongerekken or ''kongerekka'') begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the original states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list. During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents. Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), and the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1814, and from 1905) including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ... [...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] |
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