1661 in Norway

Events in the year 1661 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III.

Events

• 14 February - A common Supreme Court is established for Denmark-Norway.
• 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.
• September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
• The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.

Arts and literature

• Jacob Maschius poetry book, Norwegia religiosa is published for the first time.

Architecture

• Construction of the Rosendal Manor started.

Births

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

Deaths

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

Full date unknown

• Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615).

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