The aristocracy of Norway is the modern and medieval aristocracy in Norway. Additionally, there have been economical, political, and military elites that—relating...

bringing more than 100 years of civil wars to an end. Aristocracy of Norway refers to modern and medieval aristocracy in Norway. Additionally, there have...

Aristocracy (from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā) 'rule of the best'; from ἄριστος (áristos) 'best' and κράτος (krátos) 'power, strength') is...

conservative society. Life in Norway (especially economic life) was "dominated by the aristocracy of professional men who filled most of the important posts in...

key Norwegian demands for the creation of important national institutions, such as a bank and a university. Some members of the "timber aristocracy" thus...

in 1434, led to the overthrow of King Erik (in Denmark and Sweden in 1439, as well as Norway in 1442). The aristocracy sided with the rebels. King Erik's...

The history of Norway has been influenced to an extraordinary degree by the terrain and the climate of the region. About 10,000 BC, following the retreat...

"Aristocracy of officials" and "civil service aristocracy" (Danish and Norwegian: embedsaristokratiet or embetsaristokratiet) are terms used by historians...

of the Norwegian aristocracy, clergy and merchants. It was formed in Skåne, then part of Denmark, in 1196 principally by Bishop Nicholas Arnesson of Oslo...

The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy...

immigration to Norway started in the Viking Age. The practice of royal intermarriage was common in European aristocracies and elsewhere. The family tree of Norwegian...

Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title...

convince the aristocracy that he was the right person to rule Norway alone. To establish domestic alliances, he married Tora Torbergsdatter of one of the most...

reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig and...

supremacy of the king in Denmark-Norway. Christian fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father's practice of allowing...

continued pursuing his claim to Norway. The Swedish aristocracy was reluctant to back Karl in a war against Denmark over Norway, and already in June 1450,...

prominent families of the mercantile patriciate from the late 17th century. Mecklenburg Tanche/Tank Norwegian nobility Aristocracy of officials Patrician...

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The twentieth...

elevate themselves to the lesser nobility (see: Estates of the realm). The modern concept of aristocracy (Uradel) must not be confused with the term edelfrei...

April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick...

in Iceland (Icelandic: aðall; Norwegian: adel) may refer to the following: Icelanders who belonged to the aristocracy of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Icelanders...

March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles...

the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. He assumed power as the leader of the rebel...

was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf...

The civil war era in Norway (Norwegian: borgarkrigstida, borgarkrigstidi, borgerkrigstida or borgerkrigstiden) began in 1130 and ended in 1240. During...

he already had a network of support among the Norwegian aristocracy. Although sources are unclear about the first year of his reign, it is apparent that...

century clergyman, Bishop of Oslo Knut Madsson, a 16th century squire in the aristocracy of Norway Otte Madsson, 15th century lord of Austrått Tønnes Madsson...

of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of just over 41 million people, the vast majority residing south of the...

voyage to New York took place on 3 February 1962, with many of France's film stars and aristocracy aboard.[citation needed] On 14 December 1962, France carried...

Christopher of Bavaria (German: Christoph von Pfalz-Neumarkt; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern; 26 February...