1610 in Norway
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Events in the year 1610 in Norway.
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Incumbents
Events
- 17 June â Prince Christian was proclaimed as heir apparent to Christian IV of Norway, in Oslo.[2]
- 17 August â Christian IV of Denmark-Norway ordered the construction of Altenhus Fortress on the island of Aarøen near Alten in Finnmark county.[3]
- The town of Arendal is founded.
Births
- 12 May - Arent Berntsen, topographical-statistical author, businessman, banker, estate owner and councillor (died 1680).[4]
Around 1610
- Lisbet Nypan, alleged witch (d. 1670).[5]
- Hans Hansen Bergen, emigrant from Norway and early/pioneer settler in New Amsterdam (died 1654).[6]
Deaths
- 5 February â Strange Jørgenssøn, bailiff and businessman (born 1539).[7]
