Denmark-Norway
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
edit- (historical) A former political entity consisting of the united kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including overseas Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
Usage notes
edit- Its existence extended over two periods:
- 1523-1533 as a personal union under Frederick I;
- 1537-1814 as a real union (with shared state institutions).
- The term Kingdom of Denmark is sometimes used to include both countries in the period (on the basis that political and economic power emanated from Copenhagen).
Related terms
editTranslations
editformer political entity
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Kalmar Union on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Swedish War of Liberation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Treaty of Kiel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Union between Sweden and Norway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia