Union of Sweden and Norway

Union of Sweden and Norway was a state in Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) that lasted from 1814 to 1905 CE, about 91 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Norway wrote its own constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814 but was forced into union under the Swedish king. The Storting dissolved the union peacefully in 1905.

See Union of Sweden and Norway on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1814 to 1905 CE

Duration

91 years

Type

State

Region

Scandinavia and the Baltic, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Stockholm and Christiania

Came from

• Denmark-Norway 1523 to 1814 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Norway 1905 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1815 Battle of Waterloo
• 1871 Unification of Germany

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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