1661 in Norway

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See also:	1661 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1661 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III

Events

• 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.[1]
• September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
• The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.

Arts and literature

The Rosendal Manor.

Architecture

• Construction of the Rosendal Manor started.[2]

Births

• 11 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737).[3]

Deaths

• 27 January – Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592).[4]

References

1. Øystein Rian (2003). "Eneveldet og den nye elitens voksende tyngde", in: Maktens historie i dansketiden. Makt- og demokratiutredningens rapportserie. ISSN 1501-3065.
2. Brønnum, Jakob (2003). Kulturhistoriske årstall (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pax Forlag. p. 134. ISBN 82-530-2481-9.
3. Knagenhjelm, Wibeke. "Niels Knagenhielm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
4. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Axel Mowat Til Hovland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2013.