Denmark–Norway
Sign in to saveDenmark–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
Article
26 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.