1661 in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 14 February - A common Supreme Court is established for Denmark-Norway.
- 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.[2]
- September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
- The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.
Arts and literature
- Jacob Maschius poetry book, Norwegia religiosa is published for the first time.
Architecture
Births
- 11 May â Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737).[4]
Deaths
- 27 January â Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592).[5]
Full date unknown
- Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615).[6]
