 The Moss Ironworks main office - where the Convention of Moss was negotiated and signed The Convention of Moss was a cease fire agreement, signed August 14, 1814, between the Swedish King and the Norwegian Storting. It followed a brief war between Sweden and Norway about Norway's claim to sovereignty. It also became the de facto peace agreement and formed the basis for the personal union between Sweden and Norway that lasted until Norway declared its independence in 1905. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 282 KB) Moss Ironworks office, Moss - Norway - known for the signing of the Convention of Moss. Taken by myself - Ulf Larsen, in Moss - Norway, March 20, 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 282 KB) Moss Ironworks office, Moss - Norway - known for the signing of the Convention of Moss. Taken by myself - Ulf Larsen, in Moss - Norway, March 20, 2005. ...
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ...
A personal union consists of two or more entities that are internationally considered separate states, but sharing the same Head of State (and thence also sharing whatever political actions are vested in the Head of State, but no, or at least extremely few, others). ...
Postcard with photo of Prince Carl of Denmark, candidate for king. ...
1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
In 1814 Denmark-Norway was on the losing side in the Napoleonic wars. On January 14, 1814, at the Treaty of Kiel, Norway was ceded to Sweden. In an attempt to take control of its destiny the Norwegians convened a constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll and on May 17 1814 signed the Constitution of Norway. A Danish prince, Christian Frederik was elected by the assembly as king. The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, consisting of Denmark and Norway, including Norways possessions Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a term used for the two united kingdoms after their amalgamation as one state in 1536. ...
The Napoleonic Wars are the wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ...
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Treaty of Kiel, was a settlement between Sweden and Denmark-Norway on January 14, 1814, whereby the Danish king, a loser in the Napoleonic wars, ceded Norway to the king of Sweden, in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. ...
Artists rendition of the Norwegian constitutional assembly in 1814 1814 was a pivotal year in Norwegian history. ...
County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0237 Administrative centre Sundet Mayor (2005) Arild Sandahl (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 222 457 km² 385 km² 0. ...
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From the creation of the Constitution. ...
Christian VIII Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814-14, the eldest son of the hereditary prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. ...
The Swedish king rejected the premise of an independent Norway and launched a military campaign on 27 July 1814 with an attack on the Hvaler islands and the city of Fredrikstad. The Swedish army was superior in numbers, was better equipped and trained, and was led by one of Napoleon's foremost generals, the newly elected Swedish crown prince, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte. Battles were short and decisively won by the Swedes. Armistice negotiations concluded on August 14, 1814. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...
County Østfold Landscape Municipality NO-0111 Administrative centre Skjærhallen Mayor (2003) Paul Henriksen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 393 90 km² 89 km² 0. ...
Fredrikstad (previously Frederiksstad) is a town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. ...
King Charles XIV of Sweden, Charles III of Norway, or domestically Karl XIV Johan and Carl III Johan respectively, Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (January 26, 1763 – March 8, 1844) was born at Pau, France, the son of Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780), procurator at Pau, and Jeanne St. ...
In the peace negotiations, Christian Frederik agreed to relinquish claims to the Norwegian crown and return to Denmark if Sweden would accept the democratic Norwegian constitution and a loose personal union. The convention comprised four documents, all written in French, with the following main points: The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology...
A New Dynasty See also: Charles XIV of Sweden King Charles XIV Charles XIII was both infirm and childless. ...
- The agreement was entered into between the Swedish crown prince on behalf of the Swedish King, and the Norwegian parliament. The Swedes did not recognize Christian Frederik's claim to the Norwegian throne, so he was not a party to the official agreement. (Though a secret agreement was also executed ordering him to return to Denmark).
- The Norwegian parliament was to convene by the end of September, or the beginning of October to ratify the convention.
- The King of Sweden accepted the Norwegian constitution, with changes only made to accommodate the union with Sweden. All changes were to be accepted by the Norwegian parliament.
- Christian Frederik should abandon all claims to the Norwegian crown and leave Norway.
Norwegians were shocked by their government's concessions, and when the Swedish general Magnus Björnstjerna who had led the Swedish negotiations arrived in Christiania he got an unfriendly welcome. Norwegians also directed their resentment toward its leaders and what they perceived as spineless military defense. Depending on context, Christiania can refer to: Christiania, capital of Norway – what Oslo was called from 1624 to 1877, named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway; subsequently, the city was called Kristiania (q. ...
Over time, public opinion shifted. The convention was a significant improvement over the terms dictated to Denmark at the treaty of Kiel. Notably, Norway was no longer to be treated as part of Swedish territory but rather an equal party in a union. Both the principle and substance of the Norwegian Constitution were accepted, and Norway had its own parliament.
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