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1736 In Norway
Events in the year 1736 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VI. Events * Mandatory confirmation is introduced. Arts and literature *The construction of Dovre Church is finished, with a pulpit carved by Lars Pinnerud. Births * 14 February Johan Peter Wleugel, naval officer and cartographer (died 1825 in Denmark) * 5 August – Christian Kølle, educator (died 1814) Deaths *23 July – Anna Colbjørnsdatter, national heroine (born 1665 or 1667). *18 December – Christian Stub, jurist, law historian and civil servant (born 1693 Events January–March * January 11 – 1693 Sicily earthquake: Mount Etna erupts, causing a devastating earthquake that affects parts of Sicily and Malta. * January 22 – A total lunar eclipse is visible across North and South Ameri ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1736 ... [...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] |
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] |
Christian Stub
Christian Stub (1693 – 18 December 1736) was a Norwegian jurist, law historian and civil servant. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway and attended the Christiania Latin School. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1714. He subsequently worked as a customs inspector in Copenhagen and later at Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of .... From 1731 to 1735 he served as General Customs Manager for the part of Norway north of the Dovrefjell mountain range. Between 1716 and 1719, he published an important work in four volumes (''Dissertatio I–IV historico-juridica de lege et legislatoribus Danorum'') on the history of law in Denmark. References 1693 births 1736 deaths Civil servants from Oslo People educated at Oslo Cathedral School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1667 In Norway
Events in the year 1667 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick III Events * Fredriksberg Fortress is established. Arts and literature *Leksvik Church is built. Births Full date unknown *Anna Colbjørnsdatter, national heroine (d.1736 Events January–March * January 12 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, becomes the first Field Marshal of Great Britain. * January 23 – The Civil Code of 1734 is passed in Sweden. * January 26 – Stanislaus I of Pol ...) Deaths *5 May – Georg Reichwein, Sr., military officer (b. 1593), See also References {{Year in Europe, 1667 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Colbjørnsdatter
Anna Colbjørnsdatter Arneberg (1667–1736) was a Norwegian national heroine who was most known for her participation in the Battle of Norderhov (''slaget på Norderhov'') during the Great Northern War. Anna Colbjørnsdatter was born at the Sørum vicarage at Romerike in Akershus, Norway. She was the daughter of the vicar Colbjørn Torstensen Arneberg (1628–1720) and Catharina Kjeldsdatter Stub (1653–1731) and married the vicar Jonas Ramus (1649–1718) in 1682. Her spouse became a vicar at Norderhov Church (''Norderhov kirke'') in Ringerike in 1690. Anna Colbjørnsdatter became known for her role in the skirmish at Norderhov between Norwegian-Danish and Swedish forces on 29 March 1716. During the Swedish siege of Akershus Fortress in Oslo in 1716, Charles XII of Sweden sent 600 soldiers under Axel Löwen to investigate whether they could surround the Norwegian defences. The Swedish troops had taken shelter in and by the old Norderhov Rectory (''Norderhov prestegår ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1814 In Norway
Events in the year 1814 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick VI (until February 7), then Christian Frederick (May 17 – October 10), then Charles II (since November 4) Overview 1814 has historically been considered the most important year in the history of Norway. Sovereignty was transferred from the King of Denmark to the King of Sweden. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, later to be designated and celebrated as Norwegian Constitution Day. For a detailed account of the events surrounding the re-formation of the country in modern times, see the article Kingdom of Norway (1814). Events *14 January – Frederick VI of Denmark-Norway ceded the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Swedish Pomerania. in exchange for Western Pomerania. Denmark also keeps the Norwegian overseas possessions: Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland, as part of the Treaty of Kiel. *11 February – Norway's independence was proclaimed, marking the ult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Kølle
Christian Kølle (15 August 1736 – 30 January 1814) was a Norwegian educator and theologian known for his at-the-time innovative views on written Norwegian that preceded many of the later language reforms. Background He was born in Kristiania to government official (''kanselliråd'') Jens Kølle and his wife Catharine Hermine Juell. He attended the Christiania Cathedral School, enrolled as a student in 1755 and graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1760. He applied for various clergical positions in Denmark, but was never appointed supposedly because of closeness with the Moravian Church. He instead worked as a private tutor in Kråkstad, Fjære and Arendal. In 1770 he bought the farm Snarøen and ran his own boarding school. Career Kølle wrote several of the textbooks used in his school. In some of these books, he employed linguistic ideas that preceded many actual language reforms in Norway. He emphasized "purely Norwegian" words in books, and argued for more phonemic orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1825 In Denmark
Events from the year 1825 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events Undated * - A storm penetrates the narrow land mass, Agger Tange, separating Northern Jutland from the mainland Jutland for the first time since the 12th century. * The Copenhagen Art Society is founded by a circle of the most influential figures of the Danish art world during the Danish Golden Age. Births * 28 January – Moses Melchior, businessman (died 1912) * 16 April – Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1913) * 10 May – Heinrich Tønnies, photographer (died 1903) * 19 November – Jacob Kornerup, archeologist (died 1913) * 30 November – Julius Exner, painter (died 1910) Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:1825 In Denmark 1820s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Peter Wleugel
Johan Peter Wleugel (14 February 1736 - 4 January 1825) was a Denmark–Norway, Norwegian-Danish naval officer who reached the rank of admiral in 1812. He was a member of numerous commissions in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was also active as a Cartography, cartographer. Early life Wleugel was born on 14 February 1736 in Trondheim, the son of colonel lieutenant Peter Johan Wleugel (ca. 1692–1752) and Agnete Schumacher (died 1746). His father, who was born in Tranquebar to a Dutch father and a Danish mother, was commandant of Munkholm. His mother was from Trondheim. His father was after the mother's death married to Joachime Catharine Benzon (1757-1836). Career Wleugel became a cadet in 1749, a junior lieutenant in 1755, a senior lieutenant in 1758, captain lieutenant in 1763, captain in 1769, commander captain in 1781, commodore in 1789, counter admiral in 1796, vice admiral in 1800 and admiral in 1812. In 1751–54, he was in India with the frigate ''Bornholm''. In ... [...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] |
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] |
Lars Pinnerud
Lars Pinnerud (18 August 1700 – 1762) was a Norwegian farmer and woodcarver. He was the most prominent woodcarver in Hedmark in the early 18th century. His works influenced later artists in Hedmark and Oppland, in particular in the Gudbrand Valley. Pinnerud was born in the parish of Furnes in Hedmark, Norway. Among his works were the pulpit and altarpiece of Østsinni Church (''Østsinni kirke'') in Nordre Land, from 1725 and interior in Nes Church in Ringsaker. Other works included church interiors at Dovre Church, Hof Church, Stor-Elvdal Church, Ytre Rendal Church, Fluberg Church and Nordsinni Church. One of his cabinets is located at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and a chest is on display at Maihaugen Maihaugen (''De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen, Lillehammer'') is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Lillehammer, Norway. Maihaugen, with close to 200 buildings, is one of Northern Europe's largest open-air museums and is one of th .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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