Denmark–Norway

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composite monarchy dual monarchy personal union

Denmark–Norway was an early modern dual monarchy uniting the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway (including their overseas territories) under a single crown from the 16th to the early 19th century.

Aliases (10)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composite monarchy → dual monarchy → personal union →
alsoKnownAs	Danish-Norwegian union → Dano-Norwegian Realm → Kingdom of Denmark and Norway →
capital	Copenhagen →
commonMonarch	King of Denmark → King of Norway →
continent	Europe →
country	Denmark → Norway →
currency	rigsdaler →
dynasty	House of Oldenburg →
endTime	1814 → early 19th century →
flag	Dannebrog (Danish flag used as common flag) →
governmentType	absolute monarchy → hereditary monarchy →
historicalEra	Early modern period →
includedTerritory	Bohuslän (until 1658) → Danish Gold Coast → Danish West Indies → Faroe Islands → Finnmark → Greenland → Halland (until 1658) → Iceland → Kingdom of Denmark → Kingdom of Norway → Skåne (until 1658) → Tranquebar →
legalSystem	Danish law → Norwegian law →
officialLanguage	Danish → Norwegian (Dano-Norwegian) →
participatedIn	Great Northern War → Napoleonic Wars → Northern Seven Years' War → Scanian War → Thirty Years' War →
politicalStructure	unitary administration dominated by Denmark →
predecessor	Kalmar Union → Kingdom of Denmark → Kingdom of Norway →
religion	Lutheranism →
startTime	1536 → 16th century →
successor	Kingdom of Denmark → Kingdom of Norway → Sweden–Norway →
unionDissolvedBy	Treaty of Kiel →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Copenhagen (1801) ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") → Battle of Halmstad → Battle of Landskrona → Battle of Landskrona ("Norway (in union with Denmark)") → Battle of Lund → Scanian War ("Denmark-Norway") → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	belligerent
Anne of Denmark → Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel ("Denmark-Norway") → Frederick III of Denmark → Prince George of Denmark →	countryOfCitizenship
Franco-Dutch War ("Denmark-Norway") → Great Northern War → Napoleonic Wars → Thirty Years' War ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	mainBelligerent
Denmark–Norway ("Dano-Norwegian Realm") → Denmark–Norway ("Kingdom of Denmark and Norway") → Denmark–Norway ("Danish-Norwegian union") →	alsoKnownAs
Danish colonial empire → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress → Taphus →	country
Battle of Halmstad → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress →	opponent
Danish colonial empire ("Kingdom of Norway") → Kalmar Union ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	successor
Prince George of Denmark →	allegiance
Vitus Bering →	birthCountry
Prince George of Denmark →	birthPlace
Vitus Bering →	citizenship
Danish colonial empire →	colonialPower
Battle of Landskrona →	combatant2
Fredriksten fortress →	controlledBy
Battle of Copenhagen (1801) →	countryInvolved
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel ("Kingdom of Denmark-Norway") →	deathPlace
Norwegian Army ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	foundedBy
Nine Years' War ("Danish-Norwegian Realm") →	hasBelligerent
European wars of religion ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	hasParticipant
Atlantic slave trade ("Denmark-Norway") →	majorParticipant
Franco-Dutch War ("Denmark-Norway") →	opposedBy
Scanian War ("Denmark-Norway") →	opposedTo
Battle of Lund ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	opposingCountryAtTime
Treaty of Breda (1667) →	party
Tycho Brahe ("Kingdom of Denmark–Norway") →	placeOfBirth
Norwegian independence movement ("Danish–Norwegian union") →	precededBy
Treaty of Breda (1667) →	ratifiedBy
Treaty of Nijmegen ("Denmark-Norway") →	signatory
Earl of Wokingham →	titleHolderBirthCountry