Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814

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The Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814 was the national gathering of representatives that drafted and adopted Norway’s constitution, laying the foundation for the modern Norwegian state.

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instanceOf constituent assembly
historical event
aim to draft a liberal constitution
to establish a sovereign Norwegian state
alsoKnownAs Eidsvoll Assembly ONNED1
Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
surface form: Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Norway
commemoratedBy Norwegian Constitution Day
commemorationDate May 17
convenedBy Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark and Norway NERFINISHED
country Norway
dateOfAdoptionOfConstitution 1814-05-17
endDate 1814-05-20
followedBy Convention of Moss
election of Christian Frederick as King of Norway
union between Sweden and Norway
hasNumberOfRepresentatives 112
hasPart debates on separation from Denmark
debates on union with Sweden
drafting of the constitutional text
heritageStatus foundational event of the modern Norwegian state
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars aftermath
languageOfWork Norwegian
legalDocumentCreated Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway of 17 May 1814 ONNED1
location Eidsvoll NERFINISHED
Eidsvollsbygningen
surface form: Eidsvoll Manor
mainSubject Norwegian independence
constitutional law
partOf Norwegian independence movement
surface form: Norwegian independence movement of 1814
politicalAlignment independence party
prince’s party
union party
president Georg Sverdrup
reason Treaty of Kiel
surface form: Treaty of Kiel 1814
result Constitution of Norway
establishment of Norway as a constitutional monarchy
secretary Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie
significantEvent adoption of the Constitution of Norway
drafting of the Constitution of Norway
significantPerson Carsten Anker
Christian Magnus Falsen ONNED1
Georg Sverdrup ONNED1
Johan Caspar Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg NERFINISHED
Lars Larsen Forsæth
Nicolai Wergeland
Peder Anker NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie ONNED1
startDate 1814-04-10
vicePresident Christian Magnus Falsen

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Eidsvoll event Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
Treaty of Kiel ledTo Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll
Constitution of 17 May 1814 draftedBy Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll municipality hasHistoricalEvent Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Norwegian Constituent Assembly of 1814
Christian Magnus Falsen positionHeld Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: president of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
Christian Magnus Falsen participantIn Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll
Georg Sverdrup partOf Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Norwegian Constituent Assembly political leadership
Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814 alsoKnownAs Constituent Assembly of Norway in 1814
this entity surface form: Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll