Denmark-Norway

Denmark–Norway
(Danish and Norwegian: *Danmark–Norge*)
Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge)
1537–1814
	Royal Standard of Denmark-Norway; (1731–1819) Coat of arms; (1699–1814)
	Motto: Regna firmat pietas ; ("Piety strengthens the realms"); Used from 1588–1648
	Anthem: Kong Christian stod ved højen mast; "King Christian stood by the lofty mast" Used from 1780–1814;
	Map of Denmark–Norway, c. 1780
Status	Dual monarchy (Real union) (1537–1814);
Capital	Copenhagen
Common languages	Official: ; Danish, German, Renaissance Latin; Also spoken: Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Sami languages, Greenlandic, North Frisian
Religion	Lutheran
Government	Monarchy Denmark: Elective monarchy (1537–1660); Hereditary absolute monarchy (1660–1814); ; Norway: (de facto) Hereditary monarchy (1537–1814); (de facto) Absolute monarchy (from 1661); ;
King
• 1537–1559	Christian III (first)
• 1588–1648	Christian IV (longest)
• 1648–1670	Frederick III
• 1808–1814a	Frederick VI (last)
Legislature	Riksråd and Herredag 1537–1660; Norwegian Government commission 1807–1810;
Historical era	Early modern Europe
• Gustav Vasa elected; King of Sweden	; 6 June 1523
• Kalmar Union collapsed	1537
• Norwegian riksråd; abolished	; 1537
• Treaty of Brömsebro	13 August 1645
• Treaty of Roskilde	26 February 1658
• Danish rigsråd; abolished	; 14 October 1660
• Lex Regia confirms; absolutism	; 14 November 1665
• Treaty of Kiel	14 January 1814
• Congress of Vienna	September 1814 – June 1815
Area
1800	2,655,567 km2 (1,025,320 sq mi)
Population
• 1645b	1,315,000
• 1801c	1,859,000
Currency	Danish rigsdaler ; (1625–1814); Norwegian rigsdaler ; (1625–1814);
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kalmar Union
Danish Unitary State
Sweden–Norway
Norway
County of Larvik (1814–1817)
Today part of	Denmark; Norway; Iceland; Germany;
	a: Frederick VI was regent for his father, so ruled as de facto king from 14 April 1784; he continued to rule Denmark after the Treaty of Kiel until his death on 3 December 1839.; b: Estimated 825,000 in Denmark, 440,000 in Norway and 50,000 in Iceland; c: 929,000 in Denmark, 883,000 in Norway and 47,000 in Iceland;

Denmark-Norway is a term (or a kind of name used about) the union between Denmark and Norway. The union was a kind that is called a real union. The name Denmark-Norway, is a modern name. It came into use some time after the union had ended.

Quick facts (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge), Status ...

The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway was a union between the two kingdoms Denmark and Norway. They were previously in the Kalmar Union with Sweden. The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway lasted from 1536 to 1814.^[9]^[10] The capital of both countries was Copenhagen, and they shared the same military. The kingdom also possessed colonies in Greenland, Iceland, Africa, the Caribbean and India.