1661 in Norway
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick III.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Frederik 3. |first=Øystein |last=Rian |first2=Magnus A. |last2=Mardal |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Frederik_3._-_dansk-norsk_konge |language=no |access-date=17 December 2023}}
Events
- 7 August - The Sovereignty Act was signed by the estates of the realm, turning Norway into an absolute monarchy.Øystein Rian (2003). "Eneveldet og den nye elitens voksende tyngde", in: Maktens historie i dansketiden. Makt- og demokratiutredningens rapportserie. ISSN 1501-3065.
- September - Iver Krabbe is appointed Steward of Norway.
- The construction of Munkholmen fort is finished.
Arts and literature
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Births
- 11 May – Niels Knagenhielm, civil servant, land owner and non-fiction writer (d. 1737).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Niels Knagenhielm |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Wibeke |last=Knagenhjelm |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Niels_Knagenhielm/utdypning |language=no |access-date=24 November 2012}}
Deaths
- 27 January – Axel Mowat, admiral and land owner (born 1592).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Axel Mowat Til Hovland |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Anders Bjarne |last=Fossen |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Axel_Mowat_Til_Hovland/utdypning|language=no |access-date=28 February 2013}}
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- Lauritz Galtung, admiral and land owner (b.c 1615).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Galtung |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Galtung_-_norske_slekter|language=no |access-date=17 December 2023}}
See also
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