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1737 In Norway
Events in the year 1737 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Christian VI Events Arts and literature Births *21 February – Christen Heiberg, civil servant, County Governor of Finnmark (d. 1801). *22 April – Reier Gjellebøl, priest and writer (died 1803). *28 May – Mathia Collett, merchant and businessperson (died 1801). Deaths *19 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (born 1661 Events January–March * January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them. * January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a British ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1737 ... [...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] |
Christian VI
Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, but he was a skilled politician, best known for his authoritarian regime. He was the first king of the Oldenburg dynasty to refrain from entering in any war. During his reign both compulsory confirmation (1736) and a public, nationwide school system (1739) were introduced. His chosen motto was "''Deo et populo''" (for God and the people). Early years Christian was born on 30 November 1699 at Copenhagen Castle as the second but eldest surviving son of King Frederick IV of Denmark by his first consort, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. His grandfather King Christian V had died just three months, before he was born, and he was thus crown prince from birth. From 1706, Christian came to understand Danish but used German for everyday speaking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen Heiberg (civil Servant)
Christen Heiberg (21 February 1737 – 21 April 1801) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Vinje Vinje is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot. General inform .... He served as County Governor of Finnmark from 1778 to 1787. He died in Neksø, Denmark, in 1801. References 1737 births 1801 deaths People from Vinje County governors of Norway {{Norway-gov-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Reier Gjellebøl
Reier Gjellebøl (22 April 1737 – 24 November 1803) was a Norwegian priest and writer. He was born at Høland in Akershus. He took matriculation exam at Copenhagen in 1755. Then he continued his study of theology. He was first a teacher in Denmark. He served as parish priest in Valle from 1772 and in Stavanger from 1782. He is known for his topographical descriptions of the parish of Høland (1771), and of the valley and district of Setesdalen Setesdal (; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes. The Otra river flows through the valley o ... (finished 1777, printed 1800). References 1737 births 1803 deaths People from Akershus 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Norwegian writers 18th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy {{norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1803 In Norway
Events in the year 1803 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events * 1 January – Denmark-Norway abolishes transatlantic slave trade. * June - Anders Olson Lysne is executed for Lèse majesté. He is the last person executed for Lèse majesté in Norway. Arts and literature * The construction of Ledaal is finished. Births *27 September – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (died 1874) Full date unknown *1 September – Georg Pettersen, politician (died 1879) * Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory (died 1860) Deaths *15 March - Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach, military officer (born 1744) *14 April - Johan Christian Schønheyder, bishop (born 1742) *22 May – Frederik Otto Scheel, military officer and civil servant (born 1748). *June - Anders Olson Lysne, leader of a farmer rebellion (born 1764) *15 October – Ole Irgens, bishop (born 1724) *18 November – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (born 1727) *24 November – Reier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathia Collett
Mathia Collett (; 28 May 1737 – 21 July 1801) was a Norwegian merchant and businessperson. After her first husband's death, she was the co-owner of the trading company ''Collett & Leuch'', an influential trading company, with her brother. From 1773 to her death in 1801, she was married to the then wealthiest person in Norway, Bernt Anker. She is the younger sister of the poet Ditlevine Feddersen. Early life Collett was born on 28 May 1737 in Christiania as the tenth of eleven children to Peter Collett and Anna Cathrine Collett (née Rosenberg). As a member of the Collett family, she was born into the social elite of Christiania. Given that she was a woman in 18th-century Norway, her options of education were limited; women were not allowed to attend universities until 1882. However, due to her social status she did receive home schooling, unlike women of lower social strata. Collett became an orphan at an early age; her father died when she was three years old, and her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1801 In Norway
Events in the year 1801 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events * 1 February – The first complete and reliable census was held in Norway: 883,603 inhabitants in Norway. * 2 April – War of the Second Coalition – First Battle of Copenhagen: The British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, forces the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy to accept an armistice. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson leads the main attack, deliberately disregarding his commander's signal to withdraw. He is created a Viscount on 19 May; Denmark-Norway is forced to withdraw from the Second League of Armed Neutrality. Arts and literature * Det Dramatiske Selskab in Drammen was founded. Births *4 February – Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, businessperson (d.1859) Full date unknown *Hother Erich Werner Bøttger, politician (d.1857) *Olea Crøger, folk music collector (d.1855) *Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen, businessman and politician (d.1879) *Johan Frederik Thorne, businessperson and politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Knagenhielm
Niels Tygesøn Knagenhielm (also known as Niels Knag; 11 May 1661 – 19 May 1737) was a Norwegian civil servant, land owner and merchant. He is also known for his descriptions from Northern Norway. He was born near Vågsneset in the parish of Aure in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He served as district stipendiary magistrate and bailiff in Finnmark. Along with Bergen merchant Jørgen Thormøhlen, he became involved with the lucrative trade in Finnmark and northern Russia. In 1688 appointed deputy judge of Stavanger. In 1695, he was appointed to Lagmann in Bergen. He lived at the Hop farm on the island of Askøy. In 1710 he also bought the farms at Kaupanger and Stedje parish in Sogndal and Losnegard Losnegard is a very small village in the municipality of Solund in Vestland county, Norway. Constituting the easternmost point of the municipality, it is located near the mouth of the Sognefjorden, about northeast of the municipal center of Hardb ... on the island of Losna. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1661 In Norway
Events in the year 1661 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederick III. Events *7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy. *September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway. *The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished. Arts and literature Architecture *Construction of the Rosendal Manor started. Births *11 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737). Deaths *27 January – Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592 Events January–June * January 30 – Pope Clement VIII (born Ippolito Aldobrandini) succeeds Pope Innocent IX, who died one month earlier, as the 231st pope. He immediately recalls the Sixtine Vulgate. * February 7 – G ...). Full date unknown * Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1661 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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