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1758 In Norway
Events in the year 1758 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V Events Arts and literature Births *3 March - Jens Schou Fabricius, politician (died 1841) *15 March - Magdalene Sophie Buchholm, poet (died 1825) *23 April - Nils Christian Frederik Hals, military officer (died 1838) Deaths *5 November - Hans Egede, Lutheran missionary (born 1686 Events January–March * January 3 – In Madras (now Chennai) in India, local residents employed by the East India Company threaten to boycott their jobs after corporate administrator William Gyfford imposes a house tax on res ...) See also {{Year in Europe, 1758 ... [...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] |
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] |
Frederick V Of Denmark
Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. He was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Although the personal influence of Frederick was limited, his reign was marked by the progress of commerce and trade, and art and science prospered under his reign. Unlike his parents who were deeply devoted to Pietism, Frederick grew into a hedonist. As regent, he took part in the conduct of government by attending council meetings, but he was afflicted by alcoholism and most of his rule was dominated by able ministers who were influenced by the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. His ministers marked his reign by the progress of commerce and the emerging industry. They also avoided involving Denmark-Norway in the European wars of his time. Although Frederick V wasn't personally interested in cultural affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Schou Fabricius
Jens Schou Fabricius (3 March 1758 – 6 April 1841) was the Norwegian appointed Minister of the Navy 1817–1818. He served as a representative for ''Søe-Deffensionen'' at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814. During his naval career he served first the Danish Crown until the separation in 1814 of Norway from Denmark, and thereafter the Norwegian-Swedish Crown. Fabricius retired from the navy as a vice admiral. Background Jens Schou Fabricius was born in Larvik, Norway. He was the son of District Judge Laurs Sørensen Fabricius (1695-1761). Jens Schou Fabriciu was a student at the Royal Danish Naval Academy in Copenhagen from the age of eleven. Danish service He became a junior lieutenant on 20 December 1779.There is a slight discrepancy on dates between the Norwegian Wikipedia article and the Topsøe-Jensen reference. Topsøe-Jensen is given preference here. He was promoted to senior lieutenant on 25 January 1788. to lieutenant-commander on 13 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 In Norway
Events in the year 1841 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Charles III John Events * 27 February – Frederik Due succeeds Severin Løvenskiold as Prime Minister of Norway, prime minister, when Løvenskiold is appointed Governor-general of Norway. Arts and literature Births *29 July – Gerhard Armauer Hansen, physician (d.1912 in Norway, 1912) *10 September – Thore Torkildsen Foss, politician (d.1913 in Norway, 1913) *1 October – Sophus Christian Munk Aars, civil servant and writer (d.1931 in Norway, 1931) Full date unknown *Lars Anton Nicolai Larsen-Naur, politician (d.1896 in Norway, 1896) Deaths *12 June – Hans Jørgen Reutz Synnestvedt, military officer and politician (b.1777 in Norway, 1777) *21 October – Niels Hertzberg, priest and politician (b.1759 in Norway, 1759). *21 November – Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (b.1769 in Norway, 1769) Full date unknown *Osmund Andersen Lømsland, farmer and politician (b.17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalene Sophie Buchholm
Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (15 March 1758 – 12 August 1825) was an 18th-century Norwegian poet. She was the only acknowledged female Norwegian writer of her time, and the only female in the academic society Det Norske Selskab. Biography Magdalene Buchholm was born in Skien in Telemark, Norway. She was the daughter of mayor Mogens Bentsen (1715–70) and Sophie Hellesdatter (1720–98). After his father's death in 1770, she lived for several years at Buskerud Manor (''Buskerud Hovedgård'') with her cousin Johanne Henrikke Ancher (1750–1812), who was the second wife of the owner Peter Collett (1740–86). She married vicar Peter Leganger Castberg (1752–1784) in 1777. In 1781 her husband was appointed parish priest in Flekkefjord, where he died three years later. After his death, she married the merchant and custom inspector Joachim Frederik Buchholm (1762–1834) in 1785. Her second spouse became a custom inspector in Stavanger in 1798 and Kragerø in 1806. The couple beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1825 In Norway
Events in the year 1825 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John Events * 4 July – The sloop '' Restauration'' set sail from Stavanger to New York City. It is considered the first organized emigration from Norway to the United States. * 27 November – Population Census: Norway had 1,051,318 inhabitants. Arts and literature * Det Dramatiske Selskab in Egersund is founded. Births *13 March – Hans Gude, painter (d.1903) *30 March – Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet (d.1888) *28 April – Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician (d.1901) *1 June – Jacob Aall Ottesen, Norwegian American minister, theologian and church leader (died 1904) *10 June – Sondre Norheim, skier and pioneer of modern skiing (d.1897) *16 June – Herman Amberg Preus, Norwegian American Lutheran clergyman and church leader (died 1894) *9 October – Oluf Andreas Aabel, priest and writer (d.1895) *24 October – Carl Anton Bjerknes, mathematician and physicist (d.1903) *17 November – Jacob Kiell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Christian Frederik Hals
Nils Christian Frederik Hals (April 23, 1758 – June 27, 1838)''Danmarks adels aarbog''. 1897. Volume 14. Copenhagen, p. 173. was a Norwegian military officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Hals was born in Eidsberg. In March 1814 he was named commander of Fredrikstad Fortress after the commander at the time had declared the fortress to be in such poor condition that it could not be defended in the event of an attack. Hals was of the same opinion and was not eager to take on the position. He received a verbal assurance from the regent of Norway, Christian Fredrik, that the fortress would not be defended if it were attacked. In 1814, the fortress was attacked and encircled by Swedish forces. Among other things, they had landed at Tangen at the southern tip of Kråkerøy and advanced to a position later named Svenskeberget (literally, 'Swedish hill') southwest of the fortress. From there, the Swedish forces had good positions and the advantage of the height of the terrain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1838 In Norway
Events in the year 1838 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John Events *1 January – Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 formannskapsdistrikts, the precursor of municipalities. Arts and literature Births *10 January – Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician (d.1914) *12 March – Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln, politician (d.1917) *23 March – Johan Christian Heuch, bishop and politician (d.1904) *28 December – Albert Marius Jacobsen, military officer and politician (d.1909) *31 December – Jacob Aall Bonnevie, politician and Minister (d.1904) Full date unknown *Ludvig Aubert, politician and Minister (d.1896) * Edvard Hans Hoff, politician and Minister (d.1933) * Christian Johansen Ihlen, politician * Ole C. Johnson, soldier in the American Civil War (d.1886) *Anders Nicolai Kiær, statistician (d.1919) *Christian Homann Schweigaard, politician and Prime Minister (d.1899) Deaths *10 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Egede
Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for about 300 years. He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk. Background Hans Egede was born into the home of a civil servant in Harstad, Norway, nearly north of the Arctic Circle. His paternal grandfather had been a vicar in Vester Egede on southern Zealand, Denmark. Hans was schooled by an uncle, a clergyman in a local Lutheran Church. In 1704 he travelled to Copenhagen to enter the University of Copenhagen, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Theology. He returned to Hinnøya Island after graduation, and on 15 April 1707 he was ordained and assigned to a parish on the equally remote archipelago of Lofoten. Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1686 In Norway
Events in the year 1686 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian V Events *The Cathedral ''Hellig Trefoldigheds Kirke'' in Christiania burned down (completed in 1639). Arts and literature Births *31 January - Hans Egede, Lutheran missionary (d.1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...) Deaths Exact date missing * Christen Nielsen Holberg, army officer (born c. 1625) See also References {{norway-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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