Denmark-Norway

The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was a union between the two kingdoms Denmark and Norway, which lasted from 1536 to 1814. During this time, the capital of both countries was Copenhagen, and they shared the same military. The kingdom also possessed colonies in Greenland, Iceland, Africa, the Caribbean and India.

Denmark–Norway Danmark–Norge
1523–1533 1537–1814
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Denmark–Norway, c. 1780
Status	Personal union (1523–1533) Dualistic unitary state (1537–1814)
Capital	Copenhagen and Oslo (Only in Norway 1523–1537)
Common languages	Official: Danish, German, Renaissance Latin Also spoken: Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami, Greenlandic
Religion	Lutheran
Government	Elective monarchy 1523–1660 (Denmark) Hereditary monarchy 1660–1814 (Denmark) (Absolutism since 1660) Elective monarchy 1523–1537 (Norway (de facto)) Hereditary monarchy 1537–1814 (Absolutism since 1661)
King
• 1524–1533	Frederick I
• 1588–1648	Christian IV
• 1648–1670	Frederick III
• 1808–1814a	Frederick VI
Legislature	Riksråd and Herredag Absolute monarchy 1660–1814 Norwegian Government commission 1807–1810
Historical era	Early modern Europe
• Gustav Vasa elected     King of Sweden	June 6, 1523
• Kalmar Union collapsed	1523
• Norwegian riksråd     abolished	1537
• Danish rigsråd     abolished	October 14, 1660
• Lex Regia confirms     absolutism	November 14, 1665
• Treaty of Brömsebro	August 13, 1645
• Treaty of Roskilde	February 26, 1658
• Treaty of Kiel	January 14, 1814
• Congress of Vienna	September 1814 – June 1815
Area
1780b	487,476 km2 (188,216 sq mi)
Population
• 1645c	1315000
• 1801d	1859000
Currency	Danish rigsdaler Norwegian rigsdaler
Preceded by Succeeded by Kalmar Union Denmark Kingdom of Norway (1814)
Today part of	As territory Denmark  ∟ Faroe Islands  ∟ Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Estonia Latvia United States (1600–1680) Germany As colonies United States (1754–) India Ghana

Monarchs

• 1524–1533: Frederick I
• 1588–1648: Christian IV
• 1648–1670: Frederick III
• 1808–1814: Frederick VI