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- Hostilities between the two countries were ended on Jan. 14, 1814, by the Treaty of Kiel, but Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden. (However, Denmark maintained its rule of the old Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland.)
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Hostilities between the two countries were ended on Jan. 14, 1814, by the Treaty of Kiel, but Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden. (However, Denmark maintained its rule of the old Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland.)
Norway benefited militarily from the combined strength of Denmark–Norway in the wars with Sweden and economically from its trade relationship with Denmark in which Norwegian industry enjoyed a legal monopoly in Denmark while Denmark supplied Norway with agricultural products.
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May 19, 2014 · Denmark was forced to surrender Norway because Frederik VI of Denmark had backed Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars. As a small compenation, Frederik VI was granted the tiny German duchy of Lauenburg by the European super powers.
Denmark–Norway was involved as a part of the French side in the Napoleonic War through its participation in the Gunboat War. After Denmark-Norway lost its fleet, the shores remained defenceless by sea as the tides turned against France.
Jan 11, 2022 · The period between 1380 and 1814 is popularly referred to as “the Danish time” in Norway as Denmark was more or less the leading kingdom in the north and eventually also the governing state of Norway. Some historians describe this period as bad for Norway because of the loss of political governance and national identity.
At the end of the war, Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden mainly as a compensation for the loss of Finland which the other coalition members agreed to, but because Norway had signed its own constitution on 17 May 1814 Sweden initiated the Swedish–Norwegian War (1814).
Feb 8, 2024 · For Norway, the events of 1814 brought an end to a long existence under Danish domination. From 1380 to 1814, Norway and Denmark were linked in a common polity that varied in strength and proximity, and with Sweden also being part of the Kalmar Union for certain periods (1397-1523).
