1661 in Norway

Events in the year 1661 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
See also:1661 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick III.[1]

Events
  • 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.[2]
  • September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
  • The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.

Arts and literature
The Rosendal Manor.

Architecture
  • Construction of the Rosendal Manor started.[3]

Births
  • 11 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737).[4]

Deaths
  • 27 January – Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592).[5]

Full date unknown
  • Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615).[6]

See also

References
  1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 3.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. Øystein Rian (2003). "Eneveldet og den nye elitens voksende tyngde", in: Maktens historie i dansketiden. Makt- og demokratiutredningens rapportserie. ISSN 1501-3065.
  3. Brønnum, Jakob (2003). Kulturhistoriske årstall (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax Forlag. p. 134. ISBN 82-530-2481-9.
  4. Knagenhjelm, Wibeke. "Niels Knagenhielm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Axel Mowat Til Hovland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Galtung". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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