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Under those conditions, tension grew in Norway, and a fledgling independence movement was formed in 1809, but with roots as far back as at least the 1790s. [4] In the Swedish campaign against Norway in 1808–09, Sweden had been repulsed by the Norwegian army, and this was also a factor which made Norwegians more prone to independence.
A monetary history of Norway, 1816–2016 (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Evju, Håkon. Ancient constitutions and modern monarchy: historical writing and enlightened reform in Denmark-Norway 1730–1814 (Brill, 2019) Falls, Cyril. "The Independence of Norway" History Today (Dec 1955) 5#12 pp 833–838, covers 1814–1905. Garau, Salvatore.
The Swedish–Norwegian War, also known as the Campaign against Norway (Swedish: Fälttåget mot Norge), War with Sweden 1814 (Norwegian: Krigen med Sverige 1814), also called the War of Cats [1] or the Norwegian War of Independence, was a war fought between Sweden and Norway in the summer of 1814.
16 May – The Constitution of Norway was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. 17 May – The Constitution of Norway was signed and the Danish Crown Prince Christian Frederik was elected King of Norway by the Constituent Assembly. 20 May – The last day in session for the Constituent Assembly. 26 July – The Swedish campaign against Norway ...
Prince Carl impressed the delegation in many ways, not the least because of his sensitivity to the liberal and democratic movements that had led to Norway's independence. Though the Norwegian constitution stipulated that the Storting could choose a new king if the throne were vacant, Carl was aware that many Norwegians — including leading ...
The first organized Norwegian nationalist movement arose in Denmark.Norwegian students came together in Norwegian Society in the university city of Copenhagen.Political independence was not seen as realistic, but the desire for more internal autonomy was expressed through the desire for a specifically Norwegian university.
However, he was ruthless in his use of paid informers, secret police and restrictions on the freedom of the press to put down public movements for reform—especially the Norwegian national independence movement. [67] The Romantic Era that followed the reign of Charles III John brought some significant social and political reforms. In 1854 ...
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