Convention of Moss (between Norway and Sweden)

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The Convention of Moss was an 1814 agreement that ended the brief war between Norway and Sweden and laid the foundation for their subsequent union under a common monarch while preserving Norway’s constitution and considerable autonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
historical event
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Convention of Moss
surface form: Moss Convention

Convention of Moss
surface form: Mossekonvensjonen
conflictEnded War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden (1813–1814)
surface form: Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814
continent Europe
countryInvolved Norway
Sweden
dateSigned 1814-08-14
effectOnNorway maintained separate Norwegian institutions
maintained separate Norwegian laws
maintained separate Norwegian parliament (Storting)
effectOnSweden secured dynastic union with Norway
ensured retention of Eidsvoll Constitution with amendments
followedBy Sweden–Norway union
surface form: Union between Sweden and Norway
historicalPeriod 19th century
language Norwegian
Swedish
location Moss
Norway
monarchRecognized Karl XIII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XIII of Sweden

Charles XIV John as future king of Norway
negotiatedBy Norwegian government in Christiania
Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
surface form: Swedish crown prince Charles John
partOf Napoleonic Wars aftermath in Scandinavia
politicalStatusChanged Norway from independent kingdom to state in personal union
precededBy War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden (1813–1814)
surface form: Norwegian War of Independence (1814)
result Norwegian autonomy within union
abdication of Christian Frederick as king of Norway
acceptance of Swedish king as monarch of Norway
agreement to revise Norwegian constitution to allow union
end of Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814
personal union between Sweden and Norway
preservation of Norwegian constitution
signatory Kingdom of Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway (1814)

Kingdom of Sweden
signedBy Norwegian negotiators
Swedish negotiators
stipulated Norwegian Storting to convene and revise constitution
union under common monarch with separate institutions
topic Norwegian constitutional history
Scandinavian political history
Sweden–Norway
surface form: Sweden–Norway union
treatyType armistice agreement
framework for union
year 1814

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Moss signed Convention of Moss (between Norway and Sweden)
Moss, Norway historicalEvent Convention of Moss (between Norway and Sweden)
this entity surface form: Convention of Moss 1814