Danish-Norwegian monarchy

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The Danish-Norwegian monarchy was a dual kingdom that united Denmark and Norway under a single crown from the late Middle Ages until 1814, governing extensive North Atlantic territories and playing a significant role in Scandinavian and European politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
monarchy
personal union
alsoKnownAs Dano-Norwegian monarchy
Dano-Norwegian union
Denmark–Norway
capital Copenhagen
centralInstitution Danish Chancellery
Norwegian Chancellery
commonMonarch King of Denmark
King of Norway
continent Europe
country Denmark
Norway
currency rigsdaler
dissolutionCause Treaty of Kiel
dominantPartner Denmark
endTime 1814
governmentType absolute monarchy
hereditary monarchy
includedTerritory Danish overseas colonies
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of Norway
legalSystem absolutist law code
lostTerritoryTo Sweden
notableKing Christian IV of Denmark-Norway
Christian VII of Denmark-Norway
Frederick III of Denmark-Norway
officialLanguage Danish
Dano-Norwegian
participatedIn Great Northern War
Napoleonic Wars
Thirty Years' War
politicalStatus dual monarchy
predecessor Kalmar Union
Kingdom of Denmark (medieval)
linked to: Realm of Denmark

Kingdom of Norway (medieval)
linked to: Kingdom of Norway
region Scandinavia
religion Lutheranism
rulingHouse House of Oldenburg
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
startTime 1536
subordinatePartner Norway
successor Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of Norway
Sweden–Norway union
unionForm real union

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Christiania usedInOfficialContext Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Admiral-General of Denmark–Norway usedBy Dano-Norwegian monarchy
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Admiral-General of Denmark–Norway governingBody Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Kongsberg Silver Mines governedUnder Danish–Norwegian monarchy
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Prince Frederick of Denmark (1609–1670) memberOf Norwegian royal family
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Christiansborg Castle ownershipHistory Danish–Norwegian crown
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Danish-Norwegian monarchy alsoKnownAs Dano-Norwegian monarchy
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Governor-general of Norway subordinateTo Danish–Norwegian monarchy
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Statholder of Norway subordinateTo Danish-Norwegian monarch
linked to: Danish-Norwegian monarchy
Statholder of Norway usedBy Danish-Norwegian monarchy