Surf Wiki
Save to docs
geography/norway

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1720 in Norway

none

none

Events in the year 1720 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Frederick IV.

Events

  • 14 July – Denmark–Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
  • 10 August – The town of Moss was founded.
  • Severin Seehausen was ennobled, and given the noble family name Svanenhielm.

Arts and literature

Main article: 1720 in art, 1720 in literature

Births

  • 16 March – Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786).
  • 2 October – Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765).

Deaths

  • 25 January – Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664).
  • 12 November – Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690).

References

References

  1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard. "Frederik 4.". Norsk nettleksikon.
  2. Vogt, Elisabeth. "Bare halv seier til bystatus i 1720".
  3. Andersen, Eystein M.. "Cecilie Christine Schøller". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. Stubhaug, Arild. "Jens Kraft – 2". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. Sandvold, Steinar. "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold". Kunnskapsforlaget.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1720-in-norway 1720-by-country 1720-in-europe
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1720 in Norway — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report