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Jan 1, 1350
Black Plague Ravages Denmark
The black Plague Kills off 1/3 of Denmarks population, and ravages throughout Europe -
Jan 1, 1397
Unification At last
Ultimate Danish control was granted through the unification of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden -
Jan 1, 1523
Sweden Independance
Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the middle ages under a Swedish nobleman, Gustav Vasa, who was elected King of Sweden in 1523 after the ‘Stockholm Bloodbath’ in 1520, when 80 Swedish nobles were executed at the instigation of the Danish union king, Kristian II. -
Introduction To Absolution
Because noblemen refused to pay taxes to the crown, tKing Fredrick III became upset and enforced a full inheiritancy, giving him absolute power. It was torn down and replaced with a Constitution in 1848 -
Power in the Hands of Parliament
After the death of the warrior king Karl XII in 1718 and Sweden’s defeat in the Great Northern War, the Swedish parliament and council introduced a new constitution that abolished royal absolutism and put power in the hands of parliament. -
Finland Conquered
Alexander I of Russia attacks, and conqueres Finland -
Napoleonic War in Sweden
During the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden surrendered Finland to Russia. As payment, the French marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, who had been elected successor to the Swedish throne in 1810, succeeded in obtaining Norway, which was forced into a union with Sweden in 1814. -
Norway's Independance
1814 - Norway was in a union with the Kingdom of Denmark subject to a naval blockade being ceded to the king of Sweden. In May a constitutional convention declared Norway an independent kingdom. By the end of the year the Norwegian parliament had agreed to join with Sweden in a personal union under the Swedish king. -
First Constitution is Drafted and Signed
King Fredrick VII Transitioned its government to a constitutional monarchy after the abolition of absolution -
Iceland Declares Independence
Constitution was wrote up and drafted. -
Finland Declare Independence
Finland declares its independence form Russia, and set up a Republic Government -
Soviets Invade Finland
Soviets invade Finland. Finland Defend their land and later join the Nazi Movement -
German Occupation of Denmark
Germans occupy Denmark, Jews were smuggled out before they would be be captured. -
World War II in Norway
In World War II, Norway was invaded by the Germans on April 9, 1940. It resisted for two months before the Nazis took complete control. King Haakon and his government fled to London, where they established a government-in-exile. Maj. Vidkun Quisling, who served as Norway's prime minister during the war, was the most notorious of the Nazi collaborators. He was executed by the Norwegians on Oct. 24, 1945. economy expanded. -
Iceland an Independent State
Althing declares Iceland as an independent state -
Kind Returns to Norway
1945 - German forces in Norway surrender in May. The King returns to Norway in June. Quisling is tried and executed for treason. Norway becomes a charter member of the United Nations. Reconstruction begins, with Norway's gross national product reaching pre-war levels within three years. -
First Female Prime Minister
Anneli Jaatteenmaki the First Female Prime minister is elected in the European Union -
Christianity Is Introduced
Christianity is introduced to the Vikings. In the future Vikings pillage towns, ultimatley converting townspeople into Christians -
Norse People Inhabit Iceland
Begins Viking Conquest -
Althigi was founded
Created the Althigi, the worlds oldest legislative assembly practice
