Sweden–Norway union

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The Sweden–Norway union was a 19th-century political union in which the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway shared a common monarch and foreign policy while retaining separate domestic governments.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf personal union
political union
alsoKnownAs Sweden–Norway
Sweden–Norway union
surface form: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
capital Stockholm
capitalOfNorwegianGovernment Christiania
commonInstitution common foreign policy
common monarch
continent Europe
country Norway
Sweden
currency Swedish–Norwegian krone
riksdaler
surface form: riksdaler (Sweden)

Norwegian speciedaler
surface form: speciedaler (Norway)
dissolutionEvent Karlstad negotiations
Norwegian declaration of independence in 1905
dissolutionTreaty Karlstad Treaty
endTime 1905
flag Norwegian flag with union mark
Swedish flag with union mark
followedBy Kingdom of Norway
Kingdom of Sweden
foreignPolicyControlledBy Sweden
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasMonarch Karl XIII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XIII of Sweden

Charles XIV John of Sweden
Charles XV of Sweden
Oscar I of Norway and Sweden
surface form: Oscar I of Sweden

Oscar II of Sweden
hasParliament Riksdag of the Estates
Parliament of Norway
surface form: Storting
headOfStateTitle King of Sweden
surface form: King of Sweden and Norway
historicalEra 19th century
early 20th century
locatedIn Scandinavia
officialLanguage Norwegian
Swedish
precededBy Kingdom of Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway (1814)

Kingdom of Sweden
reasonForFormation Convention of Moss
Treaty of Kiel
religion Lutheranism
separateInstitution Norwegian domestic government
Swedish domestic government
significantConflict Union crisis of 1905
startTime 1814
unionType personal union under a single monarch
real union in foreign affairs

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Sweden historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Constitution Day hasHistoricalContext Sweden–Norway union
subject surface form: Constitution Day (Norway)
this entity surface form: union between Sweden and Norway
Sweden–Norway union alsoKnownAs Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Treaty of Kiel recognizedAsRulerOf Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Norway under the Swedish crown
Norwegian throne predecessor Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Swedish–Norwegian union monarchy
Oscar I of Norway and Sweden monarchOf Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Norwegian Council of State in Stockholm partOf Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Union between Sweden and Norway
Norwegian Council of State in Stockholm constitutionalBasis Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Act of Union between Sweden and Norway
Swedish monarchy historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Kingdom of Sweden historicalUnion Sweden–Norway union
Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna) confirms Sweden–Norway union
subject surface form: Treaty of Vienna (1815)
this entity surface form: union of Sweden and Norway
krone usedInPastBy Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Sweden-Norway union
Convention of Moss (between Norway and Sweden) followedBy Sweden–Norway union
subject surface form: Convention of Moss
this entity surface form: Union between Sweden and Norway
Karlstad negotiations significantEventFor Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Union between Sweden and Norway
Union crisis of 1905 precededBy Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Sweden–Norway union (1814–1905)
Sweden–Norway alsoKnownAs Sweden–Norway union
this entity surface form: Swedish–Norwegian Union