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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.
Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101) Kingdom of Norway: Sweden: Inconclusive. Through the marriage of Magnus Barefoot and Margaret Fredkulla, Inge's daughter, Norway gains the land of Dalsland. However, due to the marriage being childless, Dalsland never becomes integrated into Norway, and it's returned to Sweden after Magnus died in 1103
The Union between Sweden and Norway is an overriding theme of the history of Sweden in the 19th century. On 4 November 1814, the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway formed a personal union under one king. The two countries had completely separate institutions, except for the foreign service led by the king through the Swedish foreign minister.
Sweden and Norway or Sweden–Norway (Swedish: Svensk-norska unionen; Norwegian: Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, and known as the United Kingdoms, was a personal union of the separate kingdoms of Sweden and Norway under a common monarch and common foreign policy that lasted from 1814 until its peaceful dissolution in 1905.
Magnus Ladulås is crowned king of Sweden. 6000 mark war (1276–1278) Sweden: Denmark: Danish victory Sweden agrees to pay a reduced amount of 4000 marks to Denmark. Third Folkung Uprising (1278–1280) [17] Location: Sweden. Sweden: Folkung: Victory of the Swedish king Insurgents captured; One of the leaders is fined while two others are ...
On 20 October, with one day to spare before the cease-fire expired, the Norwegian parliament voted 72 to 5 to join Sweden in a personal union, but a motion to acknowledge Charles XIII as king of Norway failed to pass. The issue was tabled pending the necessary amendments to the Norwegian constitution.
Sweden first entered the war in 1808 following a declaration of war from Denmark-Norway. Gustav IV Adolf was deposed by a coup d'etat on 9 March 1809, and Charles XIII was appointed king. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was originally in French service, but was in 1810 elected crown prince of Sweden.
The conflict, lasting from 1611 to 1613, was fought between Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden. The Kalmar War was a war between Sweden and Denmark 1611 to 1613. Sweden sought an alternative trade route to avoid paying Denmark's Sound Toll through Northern Norway. This was not to Denmark's liking and they invaded southern Sweden.