1665 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1665 in Norway:

Incumbents

• Monarch

Frederick III^[1]

Events

• 2 August  - The Battle of Vågen, Bergen, a naval battle between an English flotilla of warships and a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet, as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
• 14 November  - The King's Law or Lex Regia (Danish and Norwegian: Kongeloven) was introduced.^[2]
• The town of Fredrikshald is founded (now known simply as Halden).

Arts and literature

• The construction of Rosendal Manor was finished.^[3]

Births

• 5 December – Iver Huitfeldt, military officer (d.1710).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederik 3. . Øystein . Rian . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 17 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Kongeloven . Jon . Gisle . Jon Gisle . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 12 February 2021.
3. Book: Brønnum, Jakob . Kulturhistoriske årstall . 134. no . 2003 . 82-530-2481-9. Oslo . .
4. Encyclopedia: Iver Huitfeldt . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øystein . Rian . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 24 November 2012.