Denmark-Norway
personal union in Northern Europe between 1524-1814
The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was a union between the two kingdoms Denmark and Norway, which lasted from 1536 to 1814.[2][3] 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 | |||||||||||
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1523–1533 1537–1814 | |||||||||||
![]() 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 | ||||||||||
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Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||||
June 6, 1523 | |||||||||||
• Kalmar Union collapsed | 1523 | ||||||||||
1537 | |||||||||||
October 14, 1660 | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Today part of |
MonarchsEdit
- 1524–1533: Frederick I
- 1588–1648: Christian IV
- 1648–1670: Frederick III
- 1808–1814: Frederick VI