1797 in Norway

Events in the year 1797 in Norway.

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Decades:
  • 1770s
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  • 1810s
See also:1797 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • The historical local Lagtings and the office of Lawspeaker was abolished.
  • 11 August - Overhoffretten, the highest court in Norway, was abolished, and replaced with four regional courts.

Arts and literature

Births
  • 13 May - Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (d.1864)
  • 21 May - Claus Winter Hjelm, judge (d.1871)
  • 24 May - Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (b.1864)
  • 23 September - Johannes Henrik Berg, politician (d.1886)
  • 30 November - Otto Vincent Lange, politician and Minister (d.1870)

Full date unknown
  • Erik Røring Møinichen, politician and Minister (d.1875)
  • Christen Smed, blacksmith and mountaineer (d.1846)
  • Christen Andersen Vallesværd, politician
  • Ole Høiland, burglar and jail-breaker (d.1848)

Deaths
  • 13 June - Christian Jensen Lofthuus, revolutionary peasant leader (b.1750)

Full date unknown
  • Hans Strøm, zoologist (b.1726)

See also

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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