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1721 in Norway

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Events in the year 1721 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Frederick IV.

Events

  • The Bergen Greenland Company was founded.
  • 2 May – Hans Egede departed with three ships from Bergen to Greenland, starting the Danish-Norwegian colonization of Greenland.
  • 1 August – The King orders a large sale of church property in Norway.
  • 10 September – Great Northern War ends.{{cite web
  • 21 December – Niels Tygesen Knag was ennobled, and given the noble family name Knagenhjelm.{{cite web

Deaths

  • 15 February – Tørres Christensen, merchant, ship owner, land owner (born 1664).

References

References

  1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard. "Frederik 4.". Norsk nettleksikon.
  2. "Niels Tygesen Knagenhielm". lokalhistoriewiki.no.
  3. "Storgarden Stedje". Allkunne.
  4. Eliassen, Finn-Einar. "Tørres Christensen". Kunnskapsforlaget.
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