1716 in Norway

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
See also:1716 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1716 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: Frederick IV

Events[]

  • Great Northern War:
    • 9 Mars - Battle of Høland.
    • April - The forces of Charles XII of Sweden briefly occupy Christiania.
    • 4 July - Fredrikshald is set on fire by its inhabitants as to prevent the city being taken by the forces of King Charles XII.
    • 8 July - Battle of Dynekilen.[1]

Arts and literature[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

Dorothe Engelbretsdotter
  • 19 February – Dorothe Engelbretsdotter, hymn and poem writer (born 1634).[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Dynekilen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ Akslen, Laila. "Dorothe Engelbretsdatter". In Helle,Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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