Denmark-Norway
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]former political entity
See also
[edit]Further 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