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1683 In Norway
Events in the year 1683 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Christian V. Events * Christiansfjell Fortress was built. Arts and literature Births *23 March – Anna Krefting, businesswoman (d. 1766). *5 July – Peder Colbjørnsen, timber merchant and war hero (d. 1738). *3 November – Iver Elieson, merchant (died 1753). * Erik Bredal, governor (d.c 1741) *Peter Bredal, vice admiral (d. 1756 Events January–March * January 16 – The Treaty of Westminster is signed between Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hanover, controlled by King George II of Great Britain. *February 7 & ...) Deaths See also References {{Year in Europe, 1683 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1683
Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger Gold Coast, Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta people, Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghana), to establish the fort and settlement of Groß Friedrichsburg, in honor of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. The location is later renamed Princes Town, Ghana, Princes Town, also called Pokesu. * January 6 – The tragic opera ''Phaëton (Lully), Phaëton'', written by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault, is premiered at the Palace of Versailles. * January 27 – Gove's Rebellion breaks out in the Province of New Hampshire in North America as a revolt against the Royal Governor, Edward Cranfield. Most of the participants, and their leader Edward Gove, are arrested. Gowe is convicted of treason but pardoned three years later. * February 7 – The opera ''Giustino (Legrenzi), Giustino'' by Giovanni Legrenzi an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1738 In Norway
Events in the year 1738 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Christian VI. Events * Theater was banned in Norway. Arts and literature Births * 10 March – Peter Hersleb Classen, statesman (died 1825 in Denmark) Deaths *17 March – Peder Colbjørnsen, timber merchant and war hero (born 1683 Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger Gold Coast, Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta people, Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghan ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1738 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bredal
Peter Christian Bredal ( rus, Пётр Петрович Бредаль, Pyotr Petrovich Bredal) (1683–1756) was a Norwegians, Norwegian vice admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. References 1683 births 1756 deaths Imperial Russian Navy admirals Russian people of Norwegian descent Norwegian admirals {{Norway-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Bredal (governor)
Erik (Erich) Pedersen Bredal (1683 – c. 1741) was a Norwegian-Danish colonial administrator who served as Governor of St. Thomas and St. Jan from 1716 to 1724. Early life and education Bredal was baptized on 24 November at Brønnøy, Norway. His father was the local pastor Peder Erichsen Bredal (1651–1714), son of bishop Erik Bredal. His mother was Margrethe Thomesdatter Meier (1660–1695). His parents were married on 9 October 1673. Bredal received his secondary schooling in Bergen before enrolling at the University of Copenhagen in July 1697. In June 1702, he was briefly back in Brønnøy, preaching as on the second day of Pentecost (5 June 1702) in the absence of his father. Colonial administrator Bredal landed on St. Thomas on 9 May 1713. He spent the next three years as secretary, bookkeeper and member of the Government Council (). On 12 August, following the death of governor Michel Crones (8 March 1716), St. Thomas, he was elected as interim governor of the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1753 In Norway
Events in the year 1753 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederick V. Events Arts and literature Births *2 September - Johan Michael Lund, lawyer and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 1824) *30 October - Henrik Carstensen, businessman, timber merchant and shipowner (died 1835) Deaths *4 November – Iver Elieson, merchant (born 1683 Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger Gold Coast, Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta people, Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghan ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1753 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iver Elieson
Iver Elieson (3 November 1683 – 4 November 1753) was a Norwegian businessman, land owner and timber merchant. Elieson was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. His father, Elias Nielssøn (1654-1699), was a merchant in Bragernes. Dating from the 1720s, Elieson started buying forests and farms in Akershus. Eventually he developed into a large sawmill owner and timber exporter. He also owned a paper mill by the Akerselva. He had success with his timber trade and was among the wealthiest persons in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo). Personal life He was married to Karen Mortensdatter Leuch (1694–1765). They couple had ten children. Their son, Morten Leuch Elieson (1724-1763) owned Hafslund, Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg. Their daughter, Karen Elieson (1723-1806), was married to Christian Ancher who owned Paléet Manor near Bjørvika. References 1683 births 1753 deaths People from Drammen Norwegian merchants 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian landowner ... [...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] |
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] |
Peder Colbjørnsen
Peder Colbjørnsen (5 July 1683 – 17 March 1738) was a Norwegian timber merchant and war hero. Colbjørnsen was born at the Sørum vicarage at Romerike in Akershus, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg (1628-1720) and Catharina Kjeldsdatter Stub (1653-1731). He was a brother of Hans Colbjørnsen and half brother of Anna Colbjørnsdatter. The family later re-located to Fredrikshald, where his uncle Niels Kjeldsen Stub (1638-1721) had a significant lumber business. Peder came into the company and was in 1715 made his uncle's heir. Peder Colbjørnsen was chief of the civilian resistance at Fredrikshald during the Great Northern War. He is known for his achievements at the battles in 1716 and 1718. A bust of Colbjørnsen, made by Hans Michelsen in 1856, is located in Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northw ... [...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] |
1766 In Norway
Events in the year 1766 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V (until 14 January); then Christian VII. Events * 4 April - Schack Carl Rantzau was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army. * 4 July - Charles of Hesse was appointed Steward of Norway. Arts and literature Births *23 March - Ole Paus, ship's captain, shipowner and land owner (died 1855) *24 April - Carsten Tank, politician (died 1832) *6 September - Jens Johan Vangensten, politician (died 1837) *23 September - Ole Olsen Evenstad, politician (died 1833) * 16 November Peter Nicolaj Arbo, businessman and landowner (died 1827) Deaths *25 March - Anna Krefting, businesswoman (born 1683). *28 December - Frederik Adeler, government official and landowner (born 1700 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where then Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Krefting
Anna Paulsdatter Krefting née Vogt (1683-1766), was a Norwegian businesswoman who ran and expanded her family's business enterprises in and around Christiania for over 50 years. Among these enterprises were mines and ironworks, forestry, and trade. Anna Paulsdatter Vogt was born into an affluent family in Christiania with ties to the government in Copenhagen. Her father, Paul Pedersen Vogt, was originally from Denmark and was responsible for the stores at Akershus Fortress but also a merchant, mill owner, and shipowner in Christiania. Anna's mother, Catarina née Bauman, was the daughter of Dominicus Brau(n)man, war commissary and also in charge of the stores at Akershus. Anna married Herman Krefting on 26 October 1699, when she was only 16 years old. The couple had at least seven children together. Anna was widowed while she was pregnant with the last child. She never remarried but took over the business and real estate interests of her husband and managed them for 54 years. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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