1723 in Norway

Events in the year 1723 in Norway.

← 1722 1721 1720 1723 in Norway → 1724 1725 1726
Centuries:	16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Decades:	1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
See also:	1723 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick IV.^[1]

Events

The execution of Povel Juel

• 8 March – The Povel Juel Plot: Povel Juel was executed in Copenhagen, for his plans to depose Frederick IV as King of Norway.^[2]
• 7 May – The town of Arendal was given market town privileges.^[3]
• The town of Risør was given market town privileges.

Arts and literature

• The Nærøy manuscript was made.
• Ludvig Holbergs comedy plays «Jacob von Tyboe», «Erasmus Montanus», Den stundesløse and other comedy plays is first published.

Births

Peter Ascanius

• 9 May – Ludvig Daae, priest and landowner (died 1786).
• 24 May – Peter Ascanius, biologist (died 1803).^[4]
• 24 November – Jens Essendrop, clergyman, civil servant and topographical writer (died 1801).^[5]

Deaths

• 14 November – Axel Rosenkrantz, landowner, baron and civil servant (b 1670).^[6]

See also