1814 in Iceland
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Incumbents
Events
- Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold takes over as sole Governor of Iceland, after he jointly held the position alongside Stefán Ãórarinsson, Ãsleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg.[3]
- The first Icelandic police officer, Jón BenjamÃnsson, took office.[4]
- Frederick VI ceded Norway to King Charles XIII of Sweden, and the Danish-Norwegian union came to an end, formally ending Norwegian possession of Iceland.[5]
