Norway was ruled by the Danish court

1022 King Canute the Great (of Denmark) conquered also Norway

1379
Marriage ties linked Norway with both Sweden and Denmark, and Queen Margarete, the wife of Haakon VI, succeeded in gaining control of the country as their son the king was only five years old. (He had, by the way, been elected King of Denmark already.)

1536
Norway becomes a subject of the Danish crown, little more than a Danish province. Danish becomes the written language of Norway. Reformation makes Norway Lutheran.

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and then the Swedish court
1814
The peace treaty of Kiel gives Norway to Sweden. Norway declares independence at Eidsvoll, but after a short war against Sweden Norway agrees to a personal union with Sweden. The Norwegian constitution was written.

1905
The union with Sweden falls apart and Norway becomes an independent kingdom. The Danish prince Karl becomes king Haakon VII of Norway.

standard genealogy working back step by step
will find the lady in question
if the records survive


Hugh W

see
http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq63.html


more

http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq61.html

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