Denmark–Norway

Also known as Denmark-Norway

Denmark–Norway was a 16th-to-19th-century multi-national and multi-lingual real union consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and other possessions), the Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein. The state also claimed sovereignty over three historical peoples: Frisians, Gutes and Wends. Denmark–Norway had several colonies, namely the Danish Gold Coast, Danish India (the Nicobar Islands, Serampore, Tharangambadi), and the Danish West Indies.

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Denmark–Norway was a union of territories spanning from the 16th to 19th centuries that combined the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (along with Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands), and the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, plus various overseas colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. This multi-national state matters as a significant example of early modern European political organization and territorial expansion, representing one of the major Scandinavian powers of that era.

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Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Denmark–Norway
Country.common_name: Denmark Norway
Country.image_flag: Flag of Denmark.svg
Country.flag: Flag of Denmark-Norway
Country.flag_border: yes
Country.flag_size: 120px
Country.image_coat: Royal Arms of Denmark & Norway (1699–1819).svg
Country.coa_size: 90px
Country.symbol: Royal coat of arms of Denmark
Country.symbol_type: Coat of arms
Country.national_motto: Regna firmat pietas ("Piety strengthens the realms") Used from 1588–1648
Country.image_map: Denmark-Norway in 1780.svg
Country.image_map_caption: Map of Denmark–Norway,
Country.era: Early modern Europe
Country.status: State union
Country.government_type: Denmark:Elective monarchy Hereditary absolute monarchy Norway:Hereditary monarchy Hereditary absolute monarchy
Country.year_start: 1537
Country.year_end: 1814

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Usage and extent
Colonies
India
Caribbean
West Africa
History
Origins of the Union
Baltic Ambitions
Northern Seven Years' War
Kalmar War
Aftermath of the Älvsborg Ransom
Thirty Years' War
Torstenson War
Second Northern Wars
Royal absolutist state
Scanian War
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
The end of the Union
Culture
Differences between Denmark and Norway
Languages
Religion
Legacy
See also
Explanatory notes
References

The state's inhabitants were mainly Danes, Norwegians and Germans, and also included Faroese, Icelanders and Inuit in the Norwegian overseas possessions, a Sami minority in northern Norway, as well as other indigenous peoples. The main cities of Denmark–Norway were Copenhagen, Christiania (Oslo), Altona, Bergen and Trondhjem, and the primary official languages were Danish and German, but Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami and Greenlandic were also spoken locally.

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